Illustration by Nathan Fox
Fiction
Ravenous humans howl. Our gate whines and rattles as they shake and pull, their grubby fingers like worms through the grating.
Illustration: Ansellia Kulikku.
The Era
“Suck one and die,” says Scotty, a tall, mostly-true, kid. “I’m aggressive ’cause I think you don’t know shit.”
We’re in HowItWas class.
The Temptation of St. Anthony the Great. Jacques Callot, 17th century. Corbis Historical.
I wanted to ask, When will I be a winner? And though the thought never reached my throat, the Twelve-tongued God turned to me just before disappearing through the double doors, and said, “When you win something.”
“You aren’t having a panic attack right now,” I told myself.
People say “sell your soul” like it’s easy. But your soul is yours and it’s not for sale. Even if you try, it’ll still be there, waiting for you to remember it.