Meet Me at the Medusa single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Meet Me at the Medusa
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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Unnatural Order Lyss Wickramasinghe (editor), Alis Franklin (editor), Canberra : CSFG Publishing , 2020 21458518 2020 anthology short story

    'Is an unlikely friendship enough to save a human and a voidbeast?

    'Can a robot’s heart be broken?

    'What happens to the demons when all the humans are gone?

    'Can dishonest hearts find peace?

    'Demons with no humans left to plague. A robot with a broken heart. Dishonest hearts searching for peace. Unlikely friendships, unlikelier dinners.

    'Rebuffing the status quo, Unnatural Order shines a light on the monstrous beings of myth and legend; framing the beast as the protagonist and seeking their humanity. Featuring established and emerging authors, Unnatural Order bares its fangs and brings the paws, maws and claws front and centre.

    'Because this time, it’s the monster’s turn.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Canberra : CSFG Publishing , 2020
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Gorgons Deserve Nice Things Tansy Rayner Roberts , Upper Mount Gravatt : Brain Jar Press , 2023 25118722 2023 selected work short story

    '“We lived in a world that did not allow women to breathe; how could we be anything but monsters?”

    'Tansy Rayner Roberts retells the stories of seven women from Greek mythology, giving voice to the scorned, the sidelined, and the monstrous.

    'A young gorgon finds acceptance at the Medusa Club. Atalanta spills the truth behind the myth of the Argonauts. Scylla suffers through a series of terrible college roommates. Handmaids in Sparta get more than they bargained for when they interfere in their queen’s correspondence with a Trojan prince. A comparative mythology graduate finds herself at a speed-dating night packed with dodgy gods. Behind a velvet rope, a queenly Minotaur presides over a roller disco. Persephone shares her story via a series of pomegranate recipes.

    'Deliciously mythic and delightfully funny, Gorgons Deserve Nice Things delivers new takes on ancient stories, reinvigorating them with modern perspectives and settings. Showcasing the craft and insight that made her one of Australia’s most beloved short fiction writers, this collection sees Roberts at her wry, subversive best.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Upper Mount Gravatt : Brain Jar Press , 2023
    pg. 1-5
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