"Little Red and the Big Bad" by Will Shetterly

Published in Swan Sister, edited by edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Simon & Schuster, 2003.

Little Red and the Big Bad

by Will Shetterly
You know I’m giving the straight and deep ’cause it’s about a friend of a friend. A few weeks back, just ’cross town, a true sweet chiquita, called Red for her fave red hoodie, gets a 911 from her momma’s momma. The Grams is bed-bound with a winter bug, but she’s jonesing for Sesame Noodles, Hot and Sour Soup, and Kung Pao Tofu from the local Chi...