Heather Etelamaki (she/her) is a writer and librarian based in the Midwest. She spends much of her spare time trying to keep her cat from knocking things over. Her creative work has previously appeared in The Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle, New South, and Kansas State University’s literary magazine, Touchstone. She can be found occasionally over on Bluesky: @hetellama83.bsky.social
“You know what I heard, Philippa?” Kenzi said. “What?” I said, watching the lifeguards clean the pool beyond the fence. For the last time that summer, we were waiting to get into the city pool and, as usual, had come too early. “Mitchell was watching you the whole time we were here yesterday.” I gripped […]