But someone else has another name for the thing inside her. He calls it monster.
And unlike the people of her village, he wants her to live.
This short story is 4600 words long. It is also available in The Fire Inside, a fantasy short story collection.
Zoe Cannon may or may not be a supervillain out to conquer the world through writing. When not writing, they can be found perfecting their schemes for world domination, plotting against their archenemies, and staying up too late reading a book. Their secret lair is rumored to be located somewhere in southern New Hampshire. They also write as their mild-mannered alter ego, Z.J. Cannon.