I Have Endured What No One on Earth Has
Ekklesia Magazine
Short Story"When the war began, Andromache still pictured a happy future. As long as Hector lived, she had hope — no matter how many scars he collected. "
Amy Oates (she/her) lives in Williamsburg, Virginia and currently works as a copywriter. She received her Creative Writing MFA from the University of San Francisco. She is constantly thinking about two things--Greek mythology and vampires. Her fiction work has been featured in Aothen Magazine, 7th-Circle Pyrite, AZE Journal, The Fantastic Other, and Ekklesia Magazine. She is on bluesky as @oatesam.
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"When the war began, Andromache still pictured a happy future. As long as Hector lived, she had hope — no matter how many scars he collected. "
"He brought flowers. Great, heaping piles in a variety of colors — so many that we didn’t know where to put them all."
"Artemis sheds her skin easily, peeling the divine layer off like a husk. She wriggles into whatever shape suits her best."
"The van in their driveway is totaled. May doesn’t need an expert to tell her that. The oak tree growing through it is proof enough."
"Is Mycenae still home? After so many years in Tauris, she’s not sure."
