"Kirsten Craig's feminist retelling of the classic Medusa myth offers a satisfying, vengeful twist befitting of our times." -Wendy Dalrymple, author of WHITE IBIS and PAGEANT "Monster. Creature. Woman." Used and cast out, Medusa makes a quiet life for herself away from all she once knew. She spends her days baking bread, tending to the land, and training vigorously for battle. Word finally arrives that men are there to slay Medusa. Perseus and his men plan to take her head, claiming her rumored powers. But defeating Medusa will take work. She will not give up her power this time. The Curse of Medusa reimagines the classic Greek figure, Medusa, with a feminine rage twist.
Author
Kirsten is an elder emo who drinks too much coffee and reads way too many books at once. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's in Library and Information Science at the University of Southern Mississippi. Kirsten lives in East Tennessee with her kiddos, cats, and backyard chickens. You can find her short stories in Curbside Curses: The Yardsale Anthology, Final Passenger, Pretty Girls Make Graves: A Feminine Rage Anthology, and There's A Haint in That There Holler. She has poetry published in the poetry anthology, Sleeve of Hearts. Her first solo work, The Curse of Medusa, is a feminine rage reimagining of the classic Greek myth of Medusa. Check her out on all socials using the handle @TheSpineofMotherhood
