Sixty Percent

 There's not a lot I can say about Sixty Percent, a horror story now available in eco-horror anthology Chlorophobia, without spoiling it.

It's very short, about 750 words, and written in second person present tense. This might be my first story written in second person, actually. (Dear Vegas kind of is, but it's written as a letter, so I'm not sure if it counts.)

It's the story of the worst drought in recent memory, and nature is getting very thirsty.

The story was inspired by the song No Rain, and the music video with the little bumblebee girl. Because of course I found a way to turn a beloved song from my childhood into a horror story.

Content warnings: drought, bees, bees trying to drink your tears right from your eyeballs