Coffee and Chocolate

A passenger onboard a fast-moving train glimpses a couple of brown horses in an unkempt field. She sees them again the next year, and the year after. She wonders if they are neglected or loved by their owner. That small field may be the horses' last protection against a one-way trip to the slaughterhouse...A short but haunting true story by Michèle Laframboise, Canadian multi-award winner author.A list of horse rescue centers, with sketches made by the author, completes the tale. Michèle Laframboise feeds coffee grounds to her garden plants, runs long distances and writes full-time. A science-fiction lover since she can walk, she has published 19 novels and over 50 short-stories in French and English. She is also a comic enthusiast who drew a dozen of graphic novels and maintains an illustrated blog.Her short-stories have appeared in Asimov's, Solaris, Galaxies, Fiction River, Compelling Science Fiction, Future SF and other venues.Michèle uses her scientific background to create stories filled with humor, adventure and wonders. You would like to live in her worlds!