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Grim & Gilded
The companion podcast to the online literary journal, Grim & Gilded. Each episode features a selected piece from an issue from the G&G catalog.
Grim & Gilded is an independent literary journal focused on stories steeped in dark fiction, fantasy, horror, and sci-fi. Poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and visual art are accepted for publication, though the podcast focuses primarily on the flash fiction and short story category. Pieces can vary between both genre and literary spaces.
Hosted by Carter Brighton.
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Grim & Gilded
Episode Eight - The Ballad of Cattle and Clay
A tall tale woven by her drunken father leads to an impossible situation for Myrna Lamb. Each night, she must craft living cattle from the clay of the earth, or else face death at the hands of James "Hard-Hand" McGee - the wealthiest cattle baron in Colorado territory. But who is this mysterious stranger that comes to her each night, seeking bargains in exchange for magic?
"The Ballad of Cattle and Clay" was written by Zoe Poldano Ryder, and originally featured in Issue Eleven of Grim & Gilded: https://www.grimandgilded.com/zoe-polando-ryder
