Herlinde: From the Journal of Jonathan WestonHerlindeFrom the Journal of Jonathan Weston, Vampire April 27th, 1877Nearly a month had passed since my loss of love, life and humanity. My curse weighed especially heavily upon me that eve; I found myself on the precipice of despair.There I was on a less allegorical promontory adjacent to the cemetery; the view might have delighted my senses once. But now, as I surveyed the sheer drop and inviting pines far below, I saw it only as a potential means of escape from the misery of my existence…Would that I might fall, and enjoy the good fortune of a pine branch impal