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A Whisper in the Weld - 2.5/5

Mr Death - 4/5

“She’d straitened up from slicing the stalks and shaded her eyes and seen Leslie for the very first time, drawn by the early-evening sun like some ancient idol made of muscle and sweat and white teeth flashing. It wasn’t falling in love so much as falling into place, perfectly, and seeing the whole future in the shape of his shoulders and knowing it was full of hurt but knowing, too, that it was worth it.”

“I know I didn’t cheat him, not really. Mr. Death always wins in the end. But sometimes—if you’re stubborn and sad and tired as fuck of the way things go—you can win a hand or two.”

“I can see how tired they are, worm with work and worry. I can see how there’s never quite enough money…but I can see, too, that it’s worth it. That they’ll keep working and worrying and the impossible alchemy of love will turn never enough into plenty.”

The Tale of Two Brothers - 4/5

“The Long Way Up”…Orpheus and Eurydice what are you doing here??

Just finished the short story that inspired The Everlasting 🥹

“Fairytales are the lies we wish were true.”

“There are no happily-ever-afters, save the ones we carve for each other from the cruel meat of the world.”

a witch's guide - there is a reason this short story won a huge award. books are everything

In case you needed a reminder, Alix E Harrow is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME

She is just such a good writer