Fairytale

The Wrist & the Distance

The daughter kept arriving in forms the mother had not been given instructions for.

May 11 • Shannon Ratliff

The Map & the Territory

It’s not the unknown that undoes you. It’s the known that walks you into walls.

Feb 25 • Shannon Ratliff

The Body & the Weather

There was once a woman who learned the day through her muscles first.

Jan 15 • Shannon Ratliff

The House & the World

There once was a woman who, every morning, had to choose a door.

Nov 6, 2025 • Shannon Ratliff

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