Review: Swallows (or How the Men Lost Their Magic) by E A Fowler

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Review of Swallows (or How to Men Lost Their Magic) by E A Fowler (948 words)

Luna Station Quarterly, Issue 046: Purchase or Read Online 
 
A quick story full of lovely, raw imagery.

It starts out that way, at least, and creates a world of magic and strange traditions. It slowly devolves into a story less lovely and more disturbing, with the ending having different connotations than one would have expected at the beginning.

Very well written. 
 
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