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Rupkatha is a high school student fascinated by the eerie, the liminal, and the overlap between folklore and modern life. Her work has appeared in Polyphony Lit, Sturgeon Moon Review, and elsewhere. When not writing, she spends her time making art, playing music, and daydreaming.


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19 Jan 2026

The moon was not her destination. It was a sentence.
the black fairy in the village sold her a dime for a nickel
After visits from the Whale, when the Lifemaker retreats to his chambers, Lúcio swims to the aquarium by the window, where he and Olga watch the fish fly by.
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