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How to Swallow the Moon

Novelette 11,208 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources

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When the princess marries, Amira’s duty to her will end and she’ll be free. But she doesn’t want freedom on those terms.

Fairy Tale RetellingFriendshipSecond Person

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Historical FantasyTenderQueer IdentityHopefulBodily AutonomySecondary WorldLyricalLyrical ProseIntimateSacrificeBelongingFantasyLiteraryVoice DrivenBittersweet

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body-horrorviolence

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