When the wonderful Tehani of FableCroft Publishing asked me to write a story for her first anthology in, like, forever, of course I was going to say yes. I love FableCroft and everything she’s done — including publishing my first short story collection Bone Chime Song and Other Stories. Tehani is a great editor and all-round amazing human!
The Art of Being Human was born out 2020 and all the shit that brought with it, but is a celebration of art and hope. My contribution, ‘Birdsong’, is a story about the lasting power of imaginary worlds, and was inspired by Ellis Rowan. Ellis lived from 1848 to 1922 and was an incredible artist and woman who defied expectations and social pressures in the pursuit of her craft — including travelling to New Guinea in 1916 at the age of almost 70 (!) to paint birds of paradise. This is the story I have reimagined in ‘Birdsong’. You can learn a bit more about her here.
The Art of Being Human Kickstarter is up and going great guns. I’m so thrilled to be a part of something dedicated to bringing light to dark times.
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