Mongrels

by Stephen Graham Jones

“He’s not a bad wolf either,” he went on, shaking his head side to side. “That’s the thing. But a good wolf isn’t always a good man. Remember that.”

Every boy who never had a dad, he comes to worship his uncle.

Halloween is the one night of the year werewolves go to church.

“If werewolves were real, then of course putting one on the moon would have disastrous effects.”

Part of being deathly allergic to silver is a deep-seated hatred of the Lone Ranger.

Werewolves are paranoid about having dog breath, are always brushing their teeth and chewing mints.

In werewolf families, report cards aren’t on the refrigerator because of the good grade you got. The report card is the A.