Another sneak peek at the interior of SING, GODDESS! This collection of YA Greek myth retellings, including my dark academia take on Arachne, will be coming your way from @snowywingspub on August 24! Posted @withregram • @snowywingspub It's #FirstPageFriday and today we're sharing the opening page of "Today's Gods" by Sarah Dale. This contemporary take on the myth of Zeus and Io is one of eleven stories featured in SING, GODDESS! A YA Anthology of Greek Myth Retellings. Learn more about the anthology and the other stories in the book at our website (link in bio), where you can also find the preorder link. SING, GODDESS! releases August 24 in ebook and paperback!⠀ ⠀ River’s best friend, Simon, convinces her to try out for the Spring Play, “Today’s Gods.” It’s a student production, written by and starring the school’s perfect, golden, power couple, Rhiannon and Dane. Rhiannon has modernized the tale of Zeus falling for Hera’s priestess, Io. Of course Hera suspects, and so to hide his affair, Zeus turns Io into a beautiful, white cow. He sends her scurrying off across the countryside, dogged by Hera’s minions, Argus of the 100 Eyes and the biting, stinging Gadfly.⠀ ⠀ River is at first ecstatic to win the role, only to find herself trapped in a real life version of the play, pursued by Dane and harried by Rhiannon’s friends. And if being batted about by a couple of sociopathic high school gods wasn’t enough, River is also stressing out about her application to the exclusive Arts and Humanities focus program, and worrying about her dad, whose mission abroad has gone awry and he and his team have assumed radio silence.⠀ ⠀ But as they say, the play must go on. https://www.instagram.com/p/CSPYRM8rjEi/?utm_medium=tumblr