What I Saw Before the War
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Reactor
01/22/25
2025
Novelette
7,560 words
Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
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A woman losing her sight turns to small family magics to save the lives of those she loves the most.
Historical FantasyRacismLyrical
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Secondary World FantasyColonialismElegiacFreedomSecondary WorldSpeculative FictionSacrificeLyrical ProseMelancholicMemoryLiteraryFirst PersonFantasyBittersweetCharacter Driven
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war
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