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"How to Fetch Firewood" is roughly 200 words.
"How to Fetch Firewood" is roughly 200 words.
Michelle Tandoc-Pichereau grew up in Manila, greased elbows in Los Angeles, and currently lives in Bretagne, with the best husband in the world and a spoiled cat. She was a finalist for the 2008 Kathy Fish Fellowship sponsored by SmokeLong Quarterly, and has had work published recently in elimae, Chronogram, Contemporary Rhyme, Raving Dove, Brink Magazine and flashquake.
While I found the cover off-putting for a handful of reasons, once inside I was caught in the flow of the narrative. Roberts realizes her players well, showing multiple sides to mythic characters, and the details she puts into this historical re-imagining of "The Epic of Gilgamesh" really bring the story to life.
