THESE ARE THE BITCHES, let’s call them Abha and Bela: Abha and Bela are training to be in a dance troupe that performs classical dances at the sacred city theater. Abha has black hair, sad eyes, and can tie a mean hobble knot; at practice, the teacher consistently positions her at the back left. Bela…
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Helena Olufsen
Helena Olufsen is a Danish/Indian writer, based in Copenhagen. Her writing has appeared in Southern Humanities Review, The Fiddlehead, and is forthcoming in Fourteen Hills.
Isabel Burke
Isabel Burke is a comic artist and illustrator currently living in Savannah, Georgia, whose work reflects her eternal fondness for anything flavored with history, magic, or mystery. Some of her past clients include Penguin Random House, Critical Role, Hunters Entertainment, Rainbow Book Box, and more. If you can’t find her drawing at her desk, it’s likely she’s trying out a new dinner recipe, taking a walk outside, reading a book, procrastinating doing the laundry, or herding her cat, Bubbles, off the counter.
