My story about an abandoned magical library has been published in Apparition Lit’s Wonder issue!
“Flock of Words and Wonder” begins in the Library of All, an incredible place that can travel between worlds and houses every written work from every realm. These words arrive each day, differently shaped, a multitude of languages represented, they fly into the Library of All in the hopes of being sorted to their proper place.
On top of being published in print, this story is also available in audio, recorded by yours truly! This is my first time ever getting to record my own self reading one of my stories, so it was especially exciting (and a tad nerve-wracking!)
I would like to thank the amazing Maria Dong, the guest editor for this issue, for all her help and guidance in making this story the best it can be. I would like to also extend my appreciation for Rebecca Bennett for her edits, Amy Johnson, for her guidance, particularly for the audio version, and the entire rest of the team at Apparition Lit <3
You can read or listen to “Flock of Words and Wonder” here!
~Marie C.
The Winternight Trilogy, which includes The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl in the Tower, and The Winter of the Witch, is one of those rare beasts where each installment is as glorious as the last.
My two recommended stories this week are serious in tone, centering on a woman who has been subjugated by a system and the men who run it.
Two stories about finding a perfect fit, one with a transformation into a fish and the other about finding new homes for a dying people.
These two stories both center on difficult choices that can’t be undone.
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