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You're not doomscrolling, you're hopequesting.
You need those tiny pieces of joy from seeing friends and strangers share their art, their good news, their wacky unique selves.
We need light to live.
And we find it in each other.
Just in time for Halloween, we have a funny, sweet, and slightly skewed short story by Aaron Corwin, an up-and-coming writer from Seattle. A
All Mathilde wanted for her birthday was a pony. Instead, she got a demon. Sometimes growing up means learning that what you think you want is not always what you need. Read "Brimstone and Marmalade," a short story by Aaron Corwin.
Brimstone and Marmalade by Aaron Corwin
All Mathilde wanted for her birthday was a pony. Instead, she got a demon. Sometimes growing up means learning that what you think you want is not always what you need.
Mathilde didn’t want a demon. She wanted a pony.
“Ponies are expensive,” Mathilde’s mother said. “How about a nice little demon instead?”
“I don’t want a demon!” Mathilde stamped her foot. “Demons are ugly and creepy and they smell bad!”
“Ponies are hard work,” Mathilde’s father said. “You wouldn’t have time for your homework.”
Brimstone and Marmalade by Aaron Corwin
(via Brimstone and Marmalade by Aaron Corwin | Tor.com)
Just in time for Halloween, we have a funny, sweet, and slightly skewed short story by Aaron Corwin, an up-and-coming writer from Seattle. All Mathilde wanted for her birthday was a pony. Instead, she got a demon. Sometimes growing up means learning that what you think you want is not always what you need.