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Melissa Moschitto's avatar

Yes! So propulsive, I devoured it. That opening line!!

Cat Lynch's avatar

The language is so visceral, I felt like I could smell and taste this writing (in the best way!)

aliyah's avatar

thanks cat! so glad you liked it

Ryan K Lindsay's avatar

The pacing of this is amazing. I'll direct students to this so they can see, hear, and feel what great writing does as it hums along.

Karan Kapoor's avatar

Thank you for your kind readership, Ryan!

aliyah's avatar

thank you, ryan! such wonderful words to wake up to!

Worlds I’ve Never Been's avatar

Delicious.

Eugenia P. Frankenberg 🌻's avatar

i love the frenzied, mad energy of this one.

Lisa Fransson's avatar

Really enjoyed reading this, the richness of the language, the ceaseless movement... 🤓

Matt Komel's avatar

Damn good.

Moe's avatar

Crazy good prose, the contributor's note left me wondering: What did all those ancient greek teen girls do with their obsessive powers? Who did they congregate around in place of popstar idols?

aliyah's avatar

thanks for the kind words! i’ll have to write about ancient greek fangirls next

Zohair al-Zubayr's avatar

Reading through it the first time, then the author's note and then a second time sent chills through me (in a good way!) It really does feel like a natural evolution of Artemis' mythos and a very exciting way to rethink how we consider "fangirls" as a concept!

aliyah's avatar

thanks so much, zohair! really appreciate your thoughts and am glad the piece elicited such a response!