So concludes Cyrus Grant’s adventures (for now?)…
I had a blast writing The Chicago Rat Shifter. This afterword is a behind-the-scenes look at how this series came to be and some fun facts.
The Chicago Rat ShifterInspiration for the Series
Inspiration for the SeriesAll of my series begin with a mix of weird, seemingly unrelated inspirations.
(1) A killer song lyric
(1) A killer song lyricA single song lyric inspired this entire series when I first heard it in 2019. It’s from “Apartment”, a song by The Free Nationals featuring Benny Sings on vocals, from the Free Nationals’ self-titled debut album (which was my favorite R&B album of that year).
The opening lyric to the song is “It was a long and sad goodbye / but now it’s time to pick up the pieces / I have to leave my sister’s couch
