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About Odesa

Oi, mate, gather round! I’m Gandalf, yeah, the wizard, and I’ve got thoughts on “whore” that’ll shake yer boots! You shall not pass without hearin’ this! So, “whore” – old word, right? Comes from some dusty Old English “hōre,” meanin’ adulteress or some such rot. Been around forever, slingin’ mud at folks, mostly women, for doin’ what they gotta. Makes me mad, it does – why’s it always the lasses gettin’ the stink-eye? Blokes can strut about, no one bats a lash. Bloody unfair, innit?

Mary Bacon

“Masculine” by Mathilde Merouani was selected by T Kira Māhealani Madden as the winner of the Open Border Fiction Prize.

I finish my coffee, and I’m pumped. I head up the hill, and let me tell ya, it’s a trek. I’m sweatin’ like a pig, but I finally reach the spot. And wow, the view is insane! You can see the whole coastline, the cliffs, the sea. It’s like a postcard. I’m standin’ there, takin’ it all in, and I forget about the seagull, the kid, the weird fruit.

Once More, Into the Unknown