Author: Julia Yuxuan

Title: “My Mother Fears the Vampires”

Venue: Small Wonders, August 2023 (eds. Cislyn Smith, Stephen Granade)

Type: Poem – Under 50 lines

Themes: Fantasy, vampires, family, belonging, food

Where to read: Text free online

Also a poem about death and a funeral, like last week, but look how different! What happens if your mother fears vampires – but you, freshly undead, are still her beloved child? This could be played for crudeness, for the grotesque, but here it’s written with warmth and gentle humor.

I read a bunch of back issues of Small Wonders the other day, so there might be more recommendations :) This is a cool magazine and they post stories/poems frequently!

Until next time,

Bogi.