Cyclical

Unmaking #1

by Morgan Bauman

Approximately 6000 words long.

The Box: In the dark recesses of an echoing cave, a young girl finds a box. Do not open.

Moon's Child: In the moonlight, she is whole. A pack of wolves at her back and an unerring bow make her queen of the night—invincible. She hunts by starlight and tears those who catch her to pieces.

Still Waters: There is peace in observing beauty. It is not a beautiful world.

The Undertaker: It has been so long since he heard songs of his homeland. But he knows the end of every story: a still heart and cold, empty eyes.

26 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 20, 2013

About the author

Morgan Bauman's novels and short stories typically celebrate interpersonal relationships--family dynamics, friendships, and romance alike. This doesn't mean that every story has a relationship at its core, however. Some stories, like those found in Pendular Motion, have characters who find themselves isolated.

Bauman's work has been called introspective, innovative, and genre-defying. Although most of their stories include a fantastic bent, Bauman ventures to portray the unreal in a realistic manner.

In the interest of depicting stories that are true to their lived experiences, Bauman's works typically include characters of all sexual orientations and gender identities as well as characters with varied mental and physical disabilities. Furthermore, in keeping with their commitment to realistic diversity, Bauman includes characters of many races and ethnicities in their works and makes a sincere effort to include anti-racist themes.