Umbilical

Teika Marija Smits is one of the finest short story writers to emerge on the genre scene in recent years. Her writing dances between science fiction, realism, and horror, her storytelling relies on keen observation of the world and people around her interpreted through the lens of her unique imagination. Umbilical, her debut collection, features selected stories from her output so far, chosen by the author herself, alongside several new tales, published here for the first time.

Contents:

Icarus Dreams

Death of the Grapevine

His Birth

The Wife That Never Was

Umbilical

How to Honour a Beginning

Minotaur/Mindtour

Delphine as Daedalus

The Case of the High Pavement Ghosts

Girls' Night Out

ATU334 the Wise

Our Lady of Flies

The Green Man

A Piece of Fabric the Size of a Pin

Machina in Deo

The Eyes of the Goddess Herself

A Survival Guide for the Contemporary Princess

This Little Piggy

Tough Love

The Sun is God

Star Making at Sellafield

The November Room or Leaving the Labyrinth