Rosita and the Beautiful Game

By Loretta Malakie

"Rosita met the Lycan at an after-party. Of course. Where else would you meet a werewolf. It was probably about 4 in the morning, and he was on the wane. He was a Lycan on the wane in general, which was why he was even approachable. The embers still smoldered in his eyes, but the spark was out."Thus begins an epic game of psychological cat and mouse. For solace, Rosita seeks emotional support from a varied cast of characters: Josh: Rosita's college friend. He's working on his PhD. He thinks it's all just pheromones and the Lycan is a credit risk.Caligulito: Rosita's brother. So-called because he's a lot like Caligula, only smaller. He thinks the Lycan is a great guy.The Maiden Aunt: Rosita's best law-school friend. He's 23, but he looks 37. So-called because he's into feeble remonstration.Margot: Another college friend. Two days into their trip to Costa Rica, Margot tells Rosita that, due to the natural and spiritual setting, she has quit her psychiatric mediation cold turkey.Rosita's mother: All Rosita's life, Rosita's mother has told her to never get married. Now suddenly she's lighting candles in churches for Rosita to meet a nice boy.Rosita's grandmother: She walks with a cane, and Rosita's worried. Someday she's going to smack someone with it.Father Pavel: Rosita's grandmother calls him "the gloomy Slav." He accepts small-talk with Rosita as just another cross to bear.The Vampire: Rosita's high-school sweetheart. Rosita uses his own "Art of War" dating advice against him.And Rosita, who is she? Rosita is the girl in the computer lab now googling "hysterical pregnancy" after half an hour spent googling "early pregnancy symptoms."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B091F5S23G
• ISBN13: 9798731957632
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"