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Keix ([personal profile] keilexandra) wrote2008-01-18 02:12 pm

"Urchins, While Swimming," by Catherynne M. Valente

"Urchins, While Swimming"
by Catherynne M. Valente

Published by Clarkesworld Magazine, "Urchins, While Swimming" is a lovely, melancholy short story based around the Russian myth of rusalka. I didn't quite understand a crucial plot turning point, but I accepted it--by then I was too caught up in the story to care. Valente's prose makes me yearn for more than just this taste; hopefully my Clarkesworld Books order comes in soon, because I have her poetry collection in there. I will definitely be reading The Orphan's Tales as soon as I have a free moment to savor it (and at least until after I finish reading my small borrowed-from-friends pile).

"Urchins, While Swimming" is free, too, so go read it!

(Anonymous) 2008-01-26 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
its ana awesome story with great descriptions. I ended the book with an impressed expression. It was so good and once you read it you'll be a fan.
P.s. be sure to read it