“What does he want?” asked the young woman suspiciously, fingering her frayed blouse.

Smoke gathered and swirled, darkening the crystal ball.

“The money!” her father cried. “It’s inside the urn!”

The old woman looked up, suppressing a smile.

“Oh, dear girl—he’s simply sending his love from the other side.”

SK Chynoweth is an aid worker by day, SFF writer by night, and parent to two vibrant kids at all times. She lives in Malaysia.