Author Archives: Robert

Elizabeth Hand’s Saffron & Brimstone

Posted on 4 August 2011 by Robert

When I read, I generally read for either (a) work or (b) pleasure. I analyze so much of the reading I do for work that when I read for pleasure I try consciously not to analyze too much; I will, … Continue reading →

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Matryoshka

Posted on 30 May 2011 by Robert

My story “Matryoshka” is now live at Scheherezade’s Bequest on Cabinet des Fées. I drew on the German fairy tale “Mother Holle” with a little bit of the Russian witch Baba Yaga thrown in for good measure. Check out the … Continue reading →

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Brisings

Posted on 2 September 2009 by Robert

Brisings Robert E. Stutts I wore you around my neck like Freyja’s golden necklace, a glittering ornament I kept hidden under the collar of my flannel shirt, panicked that someone else might notice the intricacy of such craftsmanship and want … Continue reading →

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Fàth Mo Dhuilichinn

Posted on 2 September 2009 by Robert

Fàth Mo Dhuilichinn* Robert E. Stutts “My dear brother, you have stayed too long; I fear that the wound on your head is already cold.”   ~Sir Thomas Malory Mists settle around his battered crown, rusted with blood. The air that … Continue reading →

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Pasiphaë, Holding the Horns

Posted on 2 September 2009 by Robert

Robert E. Stutts Pasiphaë, Holding the Horns of the froth-white Bull on the shore, who dipped his head as if bowing. She had surged forward with the tide swirling around his heavy hooves, slowly drawing away thick, wet sand beneath. … Continue reading →

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