The Weight of a Thousand Needles

Isabel Cañas Lightspeed 109 2019

ShortStory 6,058 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources

A young god buys a common patience stone from a crow. A girl takes the task of removing a thousand needles from a sleeping panther. Both of their lives will change forever.

Fairy Tale Retelling Art And Creation Slow Burn

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Secondary World Fantasy Warm Secondary World Lyrical Lyrical Prose Intimate Sacrifice Memory Belonging Fantasy Literary Grief And Loss Voice Driven Bittersweet

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