Every Foul Spirit
said Pritchard, his brow creasing.
Katie froze and listened. Sounds came and then went, floating eerily through the mist. It was music from a passing car’s stereo somewhere below. She leaned forward, hearing the words now . . . a high-register, ambiguous voice carrying up to them on the chilled night air, singing about some selling their dreams for small desires. About losing the race to rats—getting caught in ticking traps. Katie’s face broke into a smile.
Once upon a time there were rock gods, she could remember her father telling her, before you were born, Katie-Smatie.
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