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    Rhapsody in Blue (Uncollected Anthology: Happily Ever Afters)
    Rhapsody in Blue (Uncollected Anthology: Happily Ever Afters)
    Rhapsody in Blue (Uncollected Anthology: Happily Ever Afters)
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    Rhapsody in Blue (Uncollected Anthology: Happily Ever Afters)

    By Dayle A. Dermatis

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    Liza feels psychic vibrations from used clothing—which serves her well in her job as a Hollywood costumer. A stunning midnight-blue 1920s flapper dress tells her Shawn is The One, but in her experience, most actors are cads…and even the nice guys will break your heart in their quest for fame and fortune. Therein lies the question: Run away screaming? Or trust the dress and go with the dress…and her heart?

    “Rhapsody in Blue” is part of Uncollected Anthology, Issue 7: Happily Ever Afters.

    Called “one of the best writers working today” by bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith, Dayle A. Dermatis is the author of seven novels and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, including the first six Uncollected Anthology anthologies and the forthcoming urban fantasy novel Ghosted. She is a founding member of the Uncollected Anthology project. A recent transplant to the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest, in her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, which inspires her writing. Sign up for her newsletter at dayledermatis.com and get free fiction!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSoul's Road Press
    Release dateJan 30, 2016
    ISBN9781524246020
    Rhapsody in Blue (Uncollected Anthology: Happily Ever Afters)
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    Dayle A. Dermatis

    Dayle A. Dermatis is the author or coauthor of many novels (including snarky urban fantasies Ghosted and the forthcoming Shaded and Spectered) and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, appearing in such venues as Fiction River, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and DAW Books.Called the mastermind behind the Uncollected Anthology project, she also guest edits anthologies for Fiction River, and her own short fiction has been lauded in many year's best anthologies in erotica, mystery, and horror.She lives in a book- and cat-filled historic English-style cottage in the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, which inspires her writing.To find out where she’s wandered off to (and to get free fiction!), check out DayleDermatis.com and sign up for her newsletter or support her on Patreon.* * *I value honest feedback, and would love to hear your opinion in a review, if you’re so inclined, on your favorite book retailer’s site.* * *For more information:www.dayledermatis.com

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      Rhapsody in Blue (Uncollected Anthology - Dayle A. Dermatis

      RHAPSODY IN BLUE

      an urban fantasy short story

      Liza feels psychic vibrations from used clothing—which serves her well in her job as a Hollywood costumer. A stunning midnight-blue 1920s flapper dress tells her Shawn is The One, but in her experience, most actors are cads…and even the nice guys will break your heart in their quest for fame and fortune. Therein lies the question: Run away screaming? Or trust the dress and go with the dress…and her heart?

      Rhapsody in Blue is part of Uncollected Anthology, Issue 7: Happily Ever Afters.

      RHAPSODY IN BLUE

      LUIZ IS FABULOUS in every sense of the word and is happy to tell you that at every opportunity. His brown skin is baby soft because he gets more facials than Jennifer Aniston, his dark hair is cropped fashionably close, and his lips are always glossed. Which, unfortunately, makes me think he’s been doing something with his boyfriend that isn’t repeatable in polite company.

      He also thinks we’re soulmates (platonic, natch) because Luiz and Liza share three letters, and we both love vintage and historic fashion. Both work with it, in fact. He does resale—finds the stuff at estate sales, thrift stores, that sort of thing, and cleans it up, repairs it, and sells it for a tidy profit online.

      Or to people like me. I do costuming for TV and movies, and right now, I’m the lead designer on a popular show in its fifth season, about a lady detective in 1920s Hollywood. It’s called Lady Detective. (Hey, I’m just the costume designer. Nobody asked for my input.) Clothing of that era can be hard to find and hard to fit on today’s actors, plus the heroine is pretty action-y, which means she’d shred authentic period pieces faster than TMZ shreds celebrities. So I design most of the clothes myself.

      But Luiz, and a few other vintage costume aficionados I know (yes, we have a private Facebook group), keep an eye out for things I can use.

      The show is popular.

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