Turtle child

[mrissa]

 

New story out in Uncanny Magazine today! On the Water Its Crystal Teeth. This is a chosen family story that plays with fairy tale tropes about the childless old woman finding a fairy child, now that I am a childless old woman with fairy children. (By fairy tale standards. Don't worry, you don't have to reassure me that 46 is not genuinely old any more than you have to check in with whether I realize that my godchildren were not actually left for me by the Good Neighbors.)

My friend Caroline Yoachim did a lovely interview with me if you want to find out more about this story and other fun Marissa trivia.

Comments

[kass]

The people who are too hung up on what they thought it was going to be make the worst parents

Isn't that the truth.

This is lovely, btw. Thank you for sharing the link. I want more of this universe now; it will live in my head for a while.

[mrissa]

...I kind of want more of this universe too. I keep turning it over in my head.

No promises, but.

[sovay]

...I kind of want more of this universe too. I keep turning it over in my head.

I can look studiedly elsewhere if it helps.

[mrissa]

<3

[themagdalen]

that line caught me, too. “Good. So he’s not what you imagined, and you don’t care. That’s good."

[mrissa]

<3

[sartorias]

That was a lovely story. Thank you!

[mrissa]

Thanks!

[oracne]

Congratulations!

[mrissa]

Thanks!

[magenta]

Wonderful, thank you!

[mrissa]

Thank you!

[athenais]

That was such a good story. I would love more of that world, I must say.

[mrissa]

Thank you!

[vcmw]

So good! The fairy tale feel of it is perfect and all the details are so grounded and the combination is just lovely. Thank you!

[mrissa]

Thank you!