L. A. Hawbaker is a writer and artist in Chicago, her hometown by way of New Orleans, Hawaii, Poland, and Prague. Her work has appeared in Bright Wall/Dark Room, The Chicago Tribune, Time Out Chicago, and Newcity Magazine. She is the Artist-in-Residence at Columbia College Chicago's Aesthetics of Research. @laurahawbaker / www.LAHawbaker.com.
Amelia has cultivated a fearful respect of Mr. Babadook. She is in control of him and feeds him worms from her garden. Instead of trying to exorcise the demon, she[…]