collage by Melissa Walters
From mythology to old wives’ tales to folklore, humankind has always used storytelling to explain the world around us. Stories can explain the unexplainable, set culture norms, or spread a tale far and wide. The stories we tell about our world can entertain or caution, inform or terrify. In this issue, we explore the mutable and the magical elements of storytelling.
Spinning City – Joanie Brittingham
Oubliette – Shannon Lumetta
Sitti – Sarah Manasrah
The Cigarette – Miranda Volpe
A Romany Tale in Three Parts – Barbara Kahn
The Writer – Shannon Lumetta
The Storm Years – Kristen VanBlargan
Baby Teeth – Shana L. Darabie
Pie Devotchka – Sasha Mia
Dying Wish – Khushi Ramlogun with image by Sophia Simmons
Freeloader in the House of Love – Evelyn Jean Pine
The Afterlife: If Nothing Else, the Nuns Could Sell a Story – Christine Gronseth
a love letter to lilith – Maggie Waller
Issue 8 Wild Garlic is a publication of the Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group
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