Editors’ Note Folktale by Elizabeth Bodi A woman curls inside the warm belly of a tiger, eaten for refusing a toll of two sticky rice cakes. Mr. Gibbers, Groceries, The Problem with Exes by Cathleen Calbert Of ex-husbands the Lady Vampire has but one: a goblin, from the north country, by the name of Harry Leopold Gibbers. Petal-Eater by Ranylt Richildis Petals sweeten her mouth and sow a garden in her shrinking gut. Hunger—The Witch has a Purpose by Liz Kay I was born hungry, choking on dirt, and when I opened my mouth to scream the villagers were afraid. The Baku's Bride by Jon David Stroud Each night, her husband returns with a bellyful of other people’s nightmares. She, who seldom rests now, waits for his return. The Perils of Forbidden Delicacies by Sara Cleto And so Rapunzel’s mother thinned and bulged as she spun herself inexpertly from human fiber into something rare and ravenous. Chestnut by Elizabeth Bodi Approach with cautious feet; toe them gently and begin with burrs already kissed open. Raw Vegetables On The Go by Rhonda Eikamp “You shouldn’t have left him alone.” Burckhardt was our police, or thought he was. Eating Game by Danielle Sellers Young wife I was, didn’t know he owned a knife so accessible. Letter from the Velvet Ditch #4 by Danielle Sellers how ginger is a cure-all for stomach and heart pain. Public Service Announcement by Jeffrey H. MacLachlan It didn't bleed as much as split open to reveal a diorama: tiny stars drizzled Andrei by Matt Jones The mayor had his barely-gone body exhumed from an unmarked plot in the woods, a plot that only the dogs could find. Some to Nothing by Matilda Young It was convenient, and I was hungry, and the men were already dead. Gone The Great Dark by Matilda Young Be a nice little monster, a good little monster, a nice little good little thing. Wretches by Lutivini Majanja Next to Obwocha’s blue house with red clay tiles on the roof, there is a shed made of tall green corrugated iron sheet walls surrounded by twisted barbed wire. How Greta Came to Belong by David Elsensohn Yet the warnings were earnest: human children would bring about her downfall. Soul Harvest by Hillary Joubert wear ugly hats, forget to visit your mother in the nursing home, are a member of a secret society, Audubon by Skye Shirley (all foragers must know the name of that which fills us) Art by Jen Muir
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