Flash Fiction Friday: The Fish Bowl

The old fish stared out at the sea from behind the glass. It was so vast and blue. As vast and blue as he remembered. It had been difficult to clutch on to those recollections. Memories were slippery and much of his life had been spent between four walls of curved glass. It was a...

Krabat by Otfried Preussler

First published in 1971, Preussler's Krabat is a retelling of a Wendish fairy tale. Translated from German by Anthea Bell, the novel follows the titular character in 18th century Saxony as he is lured to a strange mill and inducted into a Black School of sorcery under the miller. Thankful for a roof over his...