A Neon Palms Motel Short Story
 
Funeral director Jimmy Costa becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman who visits the Neon Palms Motel every month, arriving with a van full of flowers he recognizes from his own cemetery. After six months of surveillance, Jimmy finally confronts Evelyn Lane in Room 11 about her theft of grave arrangements, but their encounter takes an unexpected turn in the oppressive heat of the eternal twilight. Set in the strange world of the Neon Palms where time moves differently and secrets bloom in every shadow, this tale explores the dangerous attraction between two people whose lives revolve around death and beauty. What begins as a confrontation between a funeral director and a flower thief becomes something far more complex, as Jimmy discovers that some obsessions carry a price he never anticipated paying.