Tag: april 2024
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Orion’s Belt Interview: April 2024 (Lindsay King-Miller)
Sara Omer: “Apologia, on Forked Tongue” reimagines the classic tale of the dragon guarding the princess, but with Sapphic undertones and a monstrous maiden who eats heroes’ hearts. Do you have any advice on creating such rich complexity of character in a short space? Lindsay King-Miller: I find it really compelling to write a familiar character or…
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Orion’s Belt Interview: Jennifer Skogen (April 2024)
Sara Omer: “Beautiful Dreamer” has a bittersweet, melancholic yet hopeful, ending. As a reader, do you find that happier or sadder endings linger longer with you? As a writer, which do you feel more compelled to explore, and how do you keep a balance that feels so poignant and emotionally believable? Jennifer Skogen: I always feel…
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Apologia, on Forked Tongue by Lindsay King-Miller (Poetry April 2024)
they always try to catch me sleeping & that is their second mistake. dragons dream with our eyes open. at night I wind my body around her tower a nesting instinct, shelter for eggs I’ll never tend. my warmth sinks into stone. high above me blood is moving, a pulse I can’t hear and can’t…
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Orion’s Belt April 2024 Cover
As we start the new run of issues on board our starship, enjoy this beautiful, ethereal cover, Guided by Polaris, created by the talented Ruchi Acharya. Get access
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Beautiful Dreamer by Jennifer Skogen: Orion’s Belt Fiction April 2024
Rose vines reach for Lydia. They curl up her ankles–thorns pressing against, but not piercing, her bare skin. After they release her, Lydia smooths her dress and continues with her task: collecting the cursed princess’s dreams. Up ahead, the castle bursts with blooms, roses of all shades spilling over the stone walls. Lydia has never…