Revenge of the Dearg Due by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Her husband’s appetite ground her down.
Refusing to eat, she perished.
Death’s embrace enhanced her looks,
Empowered her vengeance.
The Dearg Due’s
Beauty lured men.
She consumed
One thing:
Blood.
Bio
Native New Yorker and award-winner, LindaAnn LoSchiavo is a member of British Fantasy Society, HWA, SFPA, and The Dramatists Guild.
Released in November 2025: "Cancer Courts My Mother" (Prolific Pulse Press) and "Vampire Verses" (Twisted Dreams Press).
Forthcoming: "Past Tense: Portraits and Poems of Suicides" (Prolific Pulse Press) and "Dracula Before Stoker: The Prequel" (Virefire Publishing).
Find out more about her on Substack @GreenwichVillagePoet
Author's note
The Dearg Due (pronounced DAH-ruhg DU-ah) is a vampire-like entity in Irish folklore whose name means Red Thirst. The remains of the Dearg Due (or Dearg Dur) are buried in Waterford, Ireland in a place known as Strongbow’s Tree.
