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Articles by Lulu Kadhim
Jul. 2021 (Issue 69)
Jul. 2021 (Issue 69) In this issue’s short fiction, Lulu Khadim keeps loved ones close even beyond the veil in “A Softness of the Heart,” and Benjamin C.
Amber Dark and Sickly Sweet
Talia sat at the edge of Eliza’s bed, her hands clasped. She was new—so was I, but she was newer. I went to her, and stroked her head, careful to avoid the honeycomb on her brow. “Daughters.” Mother Anam’s face was twisted when she came back from searching the rest of our rooms, her shoes clicking on the hard, pocked floor. It always seemed to us that she was disappointed that we hadn’t broken a rule, that she couldn’t punish us. “Strip down.” Our clothes were taken to be shaken out.
A Softness of the Heart
Aunt Violet had been sick for a long time before she died. The doctor said cancer, but Louise’s Aunt Sinna said it was a soft heart. Louise was inclined to agree, knowing little of this cancer business. Anyway, Aunt Sinna never, ever lied. Louise made the cocoa for the two of them now. She did just as she was taught by Aunt Violet: broke a dark chocolate bar into tiny pieces and melted them with great sloshes of almond milk.
July 2021 (Issue 69)
Nonfiction Editorial: July 2021 by Arley Sorg and Christie Yant In this issue’s short fiction, Lulu Khadim keeps loved ones close even beyond the veil in “A Softness of the Heart,” and Benjamin C.
Lulu Kadhim - Fantasy Magazine
Lulu Kadhim Lulu Kadhim is a British writer living in Vancouver. Her game credits include Industries of Titan and Phantom Brigade, and her fiction has appeared in Translunar Travelers Lounge. She is a graduate of Viable Paradise XXI and Odyssey 2019.
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