schwa: The faint vowel sound in many unstressed syllables in the English language. It is signified by the pronunciation "uh" and represented by the symbol upside down e. For example, the e in overlook, the a in forgettable, and the o in run-of-the-mill.

It is the most common vowel sound in the English language.

-Neal Shusterman

My submission to Neil Gaiman and Blackberry’s Calendar of Tales!

I chose the January story, although if I would have had time to do other ones I really enjoyed October’s and May’s.