Stories! Curses and gifts

[sonia]

The Witch’s Child by rubynye, minoanmiss. "Someone — I’ve never known their name — cried it out that on our fair island of Ecoushia, a witch’s child would bring down the castle." I love the writing in this and the way the story flows. I've been arguing with self-fulfilling prophecies since I read Oedipus in school, but that doesn't make this story any less well-crafted.

Cursed Motives by Marissa Lingen, mrissa. A short story of hers I hadn't seen before, from 2012.

It reminded her of her cousin Tur, who would never be the Imperial heir because the Electors found him too pompous. This was not like Safy, who would almost definitely never be the Imperial heir because the Electors found her too frivolous.

The only thing that was really unsatisfactory about the situation, Safy reflected, was that she had no opportunities to use her great gift, which was the laying of curses. It seemed rude to complain about that, since the entertainment, the company, the scenery, and the food were first-rate.

The Thing, With Feathers by Marissa Lingen, mrissa. A more recent one, that I had read before and still like, about a grimly determined lighthouse keeper. The ending made me wistful.

The Badger’s Digestion; or The First First-Hand Description of Deneskan Beastcraft by an Aouwan Researcher by Malka Older. The pompous voice at the beginning almost put me off, but it was worth continuing. A story about shifting perspectives.

Comments

[asakiyume]

I don't remember myself if it was me--if it was, no need to credit me; the fun is in seeing other people read it and have opinions and talk about it :-)