if you want a retelling of orpheus and eurydice in a modern setting but if orpheus 'successfully' brought her back.. catherynne m. valente recently wrote a short story l'espirit de l'escalier
would give this a miss if you would be uncomfortable reading about reanimated but still dead & decaying bodies & all that entails.. hope that also suggests to you what sort of the macabre route this story has taken! anyway, different retellings are always a delight for me personally and valente is an excellent writer so if anyone reads this, would love to know what u think!


















