rachel mcgowan

Feed The Rat is a short story collection, fueled by feminism, dark humor, suspense, and a generous sprinkle of fabulism. Sharing a title with the first story in the book, Feed The Rat witnesses a early 1960s housewife spiraling out of control from dealing with the nasty rodents infesting her home and her equally icky cheating husband, a grieving sister who finds comfort in a switchblade, a desperate, love-sick plague doctor, a vindictive mortician, and an animatronic bear at a scary pizza place! Each story features a rat in some manner, either in animal or character form, so keep an eye out for those sneaky creatures hiding inside the pages.