A Conch-Shell's Notes

Shweta Adhyam Lightspeed 107 2019

ShortStory 2,563 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources

We learn the fates of three young villagers who follow the advice of the magic conch shell, which always offers two choices about the future and is never wrong.

Fairy Tale Retelling Art And Creation Ambiguous Ending

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Secondary World Fantasy Philosophical Defiant Fragmented Bodily Autonomy Secondary World Sacrifice Wry Fantasy Literary Identity Voice Driven Bittersweet

Content warnings 1

misogyny

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