Sometime back, stories about Putin bathing in deer blood were making the rounds. Then Russia committed heinous war crimes in Bucha (among other places in Ukraine). Two abusive ways of trying to feel strong but actually revealing weakness, even desperation. After watching the above video, or one very like it, I put them together, along with a few other details I found interesting, in "Bloodbath," a story about an anonymous leader.
I sent it out to a few places, but I got involved in my poetry collection and did not really start pushing for the story's publication until recently. I was very happy today to find, buried in my endless email queue, a communication from t'ART (UK). As with my poem, "Reflection," they did not find room in their print magazine for the piece but offered to put it up on their website. I'll take it! I have read the story at a few writerly gatherings, and people seemed to like it, so I'm glad it will be out to a wider public soon.
T'ART Online is a funky venue full of rich creativity, with never a dull moment. I look forward to seeing the company "Bloodbath" will be keeping. Many thanks to the t'ART team, and happy Halloween to all who celebrate.
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