White-Tail Lies

Georgie does her best to keep her mouth closed. When she speaks, there's always the chance she could say something that's not entirely true, and everyone knows there's nothing uglier than a lie...

Book cover for Coppice and Brake, featuring two crows watching over a snowy forest

"This unique, arresting piece is a breathtaking metaphor for the closeted queer experience." - Jessica Scott, We Who Walk Here

"[E]ven with all the spiders, I enjoyed this story so much I read it more than once." - J. A. Sullivan, Kendall Reviews

“White Tail Lies” by Friedrich Sarah E. Thompson is probably the best of the bunch with a slipstream exploration of the truth. - Fenrix, Amazon reviewer

Available in Coppice and Brake, a Dark Fiction anthology edited by Rachel A. Brune and published by Crone Girls Press.

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