This is the tale of a foolish mortal, a Minotaur, and some messy mutilated fruits. Vasilis is a young man of great stature and wealth who suffers from the most terrible of ailments. Heartbroken by the rejection of his declaration of love, he ventures into the bowels of the underworld in search of the one object that can change his fate. Enraging the lord of the damned by setting his fingertips upon Lady Persephone's pomegranates, Vasilis steals away his thread of life in a desperate attempt at saving his soul from the relentless Hades. He flees to the shores of Crete and the legendary Labyrinth, seeking the safety of its shadows for protection. Mere moments after he arrives, thunderous footsteps cascade through the structure and bring forth the arrival of the Minotaur. Drawn in by the succulent and seductive notes of the pomegranate, the beast greets him. "You are far from home, little mortal."
Author
A.L. Davidson (she/they/he) is a queer and disabled indie author who loves writing genre-blending stories, tales of heartwarming and horrifying romance, and the coziest sci-fi and urban fantasies you’ll find this side of the galaxy. She specializes in narratives filled with ghosts, grief, isolation, queerness, disability rep, ecohorror, space exploration, slow burn romance, and the human condition. She is a 2023 Indie Ink, Queer Indie, Pushcart Prize, and BBNYA nominee, and a 2024 Indie Ink and Small Spec Awards nominee, and has penned several short stories that have been featured in various lit mags and anthologies since 2022. They are best known for their collection of genre-blending web novels, including the slightly popular cozy horror series "The Night Farm", as well as their horror romance novellas "When The Rain Begins To Burn" and "Lover, Thy Name Is Pestilence", and the "R-PNZL: A Futuristic Fairytale" short story series. She is a crazy plant parent and lives with her cat, Jukebox the Ghost, in Kansas City. When she's not writing, you can find her working a shift and the funeral home, playing cozy video games, and diving into her ever-growing pile of manga.
