Shifting Silver
by:
Brandon Witt (author)
The year is 1618, and Allakau is different from the other members of the Alaskan Yupik tribe. His people survive by hunting, but Allakau is unable to kill or eat flesh. As another season reaches its end and winter approaches, Allakau encounters a narwhal with silver eyes similar to his own. He...
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The year is 1618, and Allakau is different from the other members of the Alaskan Yupik tribe. His people survive by hunting, but Allakau is unable to kill or eat flesh. As another season reaches its end and winter approaches, Allakau encounters a narwhal with silver eyes similar to his own. He saves the creature’s life but incurs his father’s wrath, and Allakau is given on
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ISBN:
9781634774987
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages no: 49
Edition language: English
Brandon Witt really nailed it with this short. I am generally very critical of short story attempts. I cut my short-story teeth on O. Henry and Somerset Maugham so I have very high expectations and usually find that characters are not well-developed and the story doesn’t feel complete with most shor...
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