Desperate to see his sick mother who is quarantined upstairs in her room, a boy rebels against the overbearing housekeeper who has been keeping them apart. In the process, he discovers the grim secret behind his mother’s illness.
Originally published in 2006 as the winner of the Spinetingler Cozy Noir contest, “A Tall House” is now available as part of the anthology PROTECTORS: Stories to Benefit PROTECT.