Evergreen
“Her face slowly registered what I was trying to say, and as it did, it darkened like a chicken that’d been roasted too long. The sounds of birds had disappeared.”
Read MoreJocasta, Away in the Night
“A woman was trained to look upon disaster with optimism and promptly fix it. A queen was trained to take it all in stride and step over it with graceful feet, leaving no evidence there was ever a mistake in the first place.”
Read MoreThe Face that Turned a Thousand Ships
“Those weren’t my eyes, blazing back at me with such hatred and anger. And they certainly weren’t the eyes of a god.”
Read MoreThe Labor of Love
“A blessing or a curse, this gift? Once he revered his birthright with such pride. But now—but now he had one more thing to lose.”
Read MoreLoathsome (or, The Hedgehog Bridegroom’s Bride)
“It seemed impossible that no one would speak out, that no one would make a stand and refuse to let this nonsense continue, that no one would point out the obvious: the bridegroom himself was an impediment to this union.”
Read MoreTheseus the Bull Slayer
“But seriously, he says, then he launches into a tale of myth and broken promises. Lots of legend potential and ode material.”
Read MoreThe Blazing One
“But by the rock where the Fire Bringer was bound, I was no more than a paring knife. That was the mission the Sky-Father demanded of my body. You shall wound. You shall torment.”
Read MoreWolf Like Me
“As the dirt makes home under your nails, the blood of every victory mats your fur. How long til snapping bones shred your gums mid-bite, til your spine’s a waning crescent and you leave yourself behind?”
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