The Leaving Sweater
Tales From Far Beyond North
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
| Author: | Ruth Nestvold | ISBN: | 9781497779549 |
| Publisher: | Red Dragon Books | Publication: | February 26, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ruth Nestvold |
| ISBN: | 9781497779549 |
| Publisher: | Red Dragon Books |
| Publication: | February 26, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
So you think magic isn't necessary in order to leave? Think again ...
Victoria Askew doesn't want to leave remote Rolynka, Alaska when she finishes high school; it's all she's ever known. At least, not until her mother knits her the most beautiful sweater she's ever seen, a sweater imbued with magic -- a leaving sweater.
"The Leaving Sweater" is a magic realist short story of about 2500 words or 10 pages. It is in the series "Tales From Far Beyond North" and was originally published in Strange Horizons in 2007.
So you think magic isn't necessary in order to leave? Think again ...
Victoria Askew doesn't want to leave remote Rolynka, Alaska when she finishes high school; it's all she's ever known. At least, not until her mother knits her the most beautiful sweater she's ever seen, a sweater imbued with magic -- a leaving sweater.
"The Leaving Sweater" is a magic realist short story of about 2500 words or 10 pages. It is in the series "Tales From Far Beyond North" and was originally published in Strange Horizons in 2007.
