Husbandry

Says your old one to my old one...

As twilight conquers the sky of an occupied land, an unassuming old woman wheels an empty barrel past the city walls, into the wild countryside. But nothing is as it seems on this isle of subtle rebellion and silent revenge. Follow the old woman as she reaps the bounty of a most peculiar harvest...

Originally published in Slightly Unsettling Stories Volume III (2020).

Cover image is Still Life with Books and Manuscripts and a Skull by Edwaert Collier via Google Arts & Culture. License

Thumbnail image originally by BGN-WMCO. License