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The Mountains His Crown

Sarah Pinsker

First published March 2016
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

The narrator is a farmer; one day the king's men visit to demand that the family and their neighbors plant only a specific crop. The king has come up with a bizarre idea that's so unrealistic it could ruin the kingdom; the narrator and their wife must find a peaceful way to stop him.

Publications (4)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 2016 Beneath Ceaseless Skies, #195 Scott H. Andrews MAGAZINE |2
March 2016 Beneath Ceaseless Skies Podcast, 17 March 2016 Scott H. Andrews MAGAZINE
May 2023 Lost Places Small Beer Press Collection 174
May 2023 Lost Places Small Beer Press Collection |10