"The God You Save May Be Your Own," by Michael Thomas Ford, in Black Cat Weekly, 224, 2025.
Every December brings us a Christmas-themed fantasy mystery or two. Most of them center on Santa Claus, logically enough. This one, not so much.
The narrator is the mayor of New Orleans liaison. Liaison with who, you ask logically enough. But in this case it's more of a what then a who.
Poppy is an Elder God (think Lovecraft's world) who has dwelled in NOLA for over a century. She manifests as a nine-year-old girl but in her real form is somewhat more tentacle-y.
As the story begins someone has killed and dismembered the mayor. Someone may be trying to frame Poppy. Or maybe something even more diabolical is going on.
A very entertaining tale. The funniest line is the only reference to Lovecraft, which I won't spoil for you.
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