“Europeans brought with them the view that men were the
absolute head of households, and women were to be submissive to them.
It was then that the role of women in Cherokee society began to decline.
One of the new values Europeans brought to the Cherokees was a lack of
balance and harmony between men and women. It was what we today call
sexism. This was not a Cherokee concept. Sexism was borrowed from
Europeans.”
—Maria Mankiller
—Maria Mankiller
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Issue 2024.71
Short stories
- ‘Whiskey Mud’, Jonathan Olfert - art by Cécile Matthey
- ‘Deep Sea Baby’, Faith Allington - art by Sebastian Timpe
- ‘That Small, Hard Thing on the Back of Your Neck’, Vanessa Fogg - art by Ellis Bray
- ‘In the Field’, Shelly Jones - art by L.E. Badillo
- ‘Deirdre’s Skin’, Amalie N. Ingham - art by Sarah Salcedo
Poetry
- ‘A Moon Witch Seeks a Shell’, Devan Barlow - art by Melkorka
- ‘Two Hybrids’, Rachel Rodman - art by Fluffgar
I really enjoyed "That Small, Hard Thing on the Back of Your Neck," especially its delivery in sections.
ReplyDeleteThat Small, Hard Thing on the Back of Your Neck is darkly beautiful, there's something so joyous and triumphant in that last paragraph that has really stuck with me.
ReplyDeleteI'm also in awe of how the art by Sebastian Timpe so perfectly captured how the way I imagined one of the key scenes in Deep Sea Baby. ✨