Misty Urban

This collection of thirteen sassy, outrageous, and completely original stories features a wild variety of narrators finding out the thing they thought they most needed is something else entirely. Subscribe to The Writing Well, Misty's blog, for news on ordering and release.

“It’s true,” the woman said. “I think I’m ready.” She crossed her legs at the ankle. She touched the handles of her heavy shoulder bag and then patted her knee, like she was putting something into place. The light material of her trousers felt smooth and cool beneath her fingers. Like snakeskin.

Editors Misty Urban, Deva Kemmis, and Melissa Ridley Elmes offer an invigorating international and interdisciplinary examination of the legendary fairy Melusine. Twenty lively and evocative essays reassess this powerful figure’s multiple meanings and illuminate her dynamic resonances across cultures and time.

I have never understood the point of walking a labyrinth. They've always seemed to me to be sites of danger.