A skeleton woman was supposed to look beautiful only to those whom she had enchanted. Scaring people was only a recreation at best. What we wanted was a human's strength, and a little money to make life easier.
Indeed, it’s been a good few years for mythological creatures.
so many hearts I can't tell which are yours
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Yukimi Ogawa's "Rib."