A Name is a Plea and a Prophecy
ShortStory 4,682 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
"Kuyom stood at Death’s door, shuffling from one foot to the other. She patted her head impatiently. She had gotten rid of the lice a week ago, but she still felt the phantom itch. They’d crawled into her hair while she was sleeping under a mango tree in the evil forest on the outskirts of Dianku, just outside Death’s domain."
Content warnings 3
child-deathdeathsuicide
Quasar links out; the story lives on Strange Horizons, where the author gets the click.