Editorial by Nin Harris Fiction The Spiral of Salt by Ellen Huang Rose Briar by Eleanor R. Wood Storm Waters… Read more Truancy 10, December 2021

Her name was Piper Before the sea swallowed her She lived in a humble cottage by the river with her… Read more “Sea Lost” by Alethea Kontis

Once upon a time there was a beautiful scientist. She was blessed with great wisdom and intelligence and commanded much… Read more “Rose Briar” by Eleanor R. Wood

In truth I was disappointed to learn it was the Goose Girl who was my intended wife. I didn’t know… Read more “What The Prince Thought Of The Goose Girl” by Lauren Reynolds

You weren’t so quick to turn when my hand left yours In our flight from Aristaeus— Felled, on all fours,… Read more “Eurydice at Water’s Edge” by Ariel Machell

There once was an ageing woman who helped people to hide. She did so by grasping their consenting hands close… Read more “The Spiral of Salt” by Ellen Huang

There was and there wasn’t a baby boy named after the moon. He came into the world just before the… Read more “The Blue Powder” by Lara K. Chauvin

The boy followed as closely as he dared, two full steps behind every shambling step forward the old man took.… Read more “Storm Waters” by Cindy Phan

Well, we’ve come to the end. It’s hard to know what to say at the end of a series of… Read more Editorial: Issue Ten of Truancy, December 2021

Delhi suffered on account of an ancient curse. One that condemned it to doom until seven dynasties had fallen. New… Read more “Foe and Stranger There Is None” by Chitra Gopalakrishnan