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
Category: Truancy 9
“The Smuggler’s Broadside” by Paul R. Hardy
Dark waters lap a broken rhythm against creaking boards. Drooping sails hang motionless from a fore-and-aft rig. Anxious whispers slip… Read more “The Smuggler’s Broadside” by Paul R. Hardy
“Directions to Tir na Nóg” by Bayveen O’Connell
Plant your sword in the sand and stride towards the siren Let your lips honey her ears for all that… Read more “Directions to Tir na Nóg” by Bayveen O’Connell
“Resignation Syndrome” by Lynne Sargent
What of an apple: Her lips, always red, always open; Her eyes, always closed away from the horror that has… Read more “Resignation Syndrome” by Lynne Sargent
“NÍÐHÖGGR” by Vajra Chandrasekera
The dragon Níðhöggr sleeps at the foot of the world-tree Ygg-drasill, which is time. You know this because you’ve seen… Read more “NÍÐHÖGGR” by Vajra Chandrasekera
“The Trickster In My Belly” by Erzebet Barthold
Maybe tonight isn’t the time, now that there is a trickster in my belly. I gobbled him up, swallowed him… Read more “The Trickster In My Belly” by Erzebet Barthold
“In Root and Bud” by Deborah L. Davitt
Morea dwelled among the leaf-dappled shade, dancing light-footed among twisted roots and beneath the low, crooked branches of her oaken… Read more “In Root and Bud” by Deborah L. Davitt
“Jormungandr: A Norse Tale” by Susanne Thomas
24. The venomous serpent | swiftly up To the boat did Thor, | the bold one, pull; With his hammer… Read more “Jormungandr: A Norse Tale” by Susanne Thomas
“Sigyn’s Silfr” by Cathy Smith
It was never good when Loki demanded Sigyn give him the keys to the coffer. “It’s better I take a… Read more “Sigyn’s Silfr” by Cathy Smith
“Bottle” by Sarah Webb
Waves had tumbled the bottle milky. Inside she found a note: I have seen you before. The second bottle said,… Read more “Bottle” by Sarah Webb