Toxins

Harvesting defensive help & harmless paralytics

I haven't done a lot with toxins in my stories, although I literally have a story titled Poison. It's a brief little wish-fulfillment piece about a woman who poisons a boorish patron. I haven't done more mostly because it's not a subject I know much about. This week, I decided to rectify my lack of knowledge.

Quick Facts

• Poison arrowheads were developed i…