The Woman Who Was Afraid of Lightning is a horror story in the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft and M.R. James.
A man and his toddler son go to a bookstore during a violent thunderstorm. While inside, he encounters an odd woman who jumps at the slightest roll of thunder. Soon, lightning knocks out the store's power and the customers are forced to go outside. That's when he learns why this woman is afraid of lightning.