Quick Sips - Shimmer #24 (April Stuff)

This month's Shimmer includes two stories, and they are not exactly the happiest of sorts. In both, a character seems paralyzed by the tragedy of their own story. Both main characters seem to be in some ways avoiding the present by trying to escape into the past, into a time when their situation wasn't so dire, wasn't seeming so hopeless. As they are similar, though, there are also some key differences. For while both characters are not where they want to be, the first story shows a life that has made its own mistakes and can't deal with them while the second shows a life made horrible by more external circumstances, by the sinking of the world into chaos. Both are powerful, though, and a bit disturbing. So let's get to them!

Art by Sandro Castelli