High in the tropical hills surrounded by orchids, the Guest House Treated staffed by Extravagant fairies welcomes visitors. Visitors may apply for the seasonal butterfly watching retreats. While visiting they may be massaged by snakes with fragrant oils, take walks with leopards, watch the entertainments of tamarind monkeys, and bathe in the green waters pooled below the waterfalls. Colorful rocks line the soaking pools.
Guests drink Treated elixir in flute glasses while they soak.
Extravagant fairies bring them passionfruit cupcakes and mango smoothies.
At the end of their stay, the fairies send them home with a custom-made bottle of perfume and jar of spice so that they may remember Treated as long as possible.
Why it springs to mind: You'll never look at an ice cube the same way again. Where read: In the 2014 Hugo award-winning Lightspeed Magazine , August. Length: 5,194 words Summary: A woman has an ice cube for a soul. Memorable: How the story invites us to think about the shape of our soul, how it (or our perception of it) influences us and how it changes. What ordinary every day object would your soul be? A silver spoon, a beech stick? A great party conversation starter, this. Quote: “All life is an experiment." Notable: The protagonist Rina is an avid reader (always a good choice). Pairs well with: T.S. Elliot, Edna St. Vincent Millay Origin: The story was written in 24 hours based on a writing prompt. (See Author Spotlight: Ken Liu ) About the author: Ken Liu’s debut novel, The Grace of Kings , the first in a fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty, is due out from Saga Press ( a new Simon & Schuster imprint ) in 2015.
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