The Buck Stops Here — Keith R.A. Decandido

Cassie Zukav has always been a bit of a weirdness magnet. Strange things always happened to her, even before she came to Key West for vacation and never left. She's dealt with sea monsters and nixies and dragons, and shares her room with the ghost of an old wrecker captain, whom only she can see and hear. Now she spends her days leading scuba diving jaunts and her nights at Mayor Fred's Saloon watching the house band, 1812, rock the joint. But when 1812 takes a break, they're replaced by Jötunheim, a band everyone but Cassie loves. Their lead singer is Loki, the Norse trickster god, who is trying to bring about Ragnarok-the end of all that is. Cassie learns that she's a Dís, a fate goddess, from Odin himself, the Allfather of the Norse gods. She's the only one who can stop Loki from destroying the world. And then things get really weird...

Caso Hueyo Part 2 â€" The Buck Stops Here is one story of Cassie's adventures in Key West, excerpted from USA Today best-selling, award-winning author Keith R.A. DeCandido's Ragnarok and Roll short story collection.

The complete Ragnarok and Roll collection is available in a print edition, and will be available in eBook formats soon.