Rat and Finch Are Friends

Innocent Chizaram Ilo Strange Horizons 03/02/20 2020

ShortStory 4,385 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources

When he’s caught kissing another boy, one of Izuchukwu’s two big secrets comes out. But if they find out he can turn into a bird and fly, he’ll be in real trouble.

Contemporary Fantasy Friendship West Africa

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Magical Realism Tender Queer Identity Bodily Autonomy Lyrical Melancholic Contemporary Literary SF Belonging Fantasy First Person Literary Identity Voice Driven Bittersweet

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