As I work on my new folk horror novella, there\u2019s a line that\u2019s stuck with me the more I write\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cTogether, we all nurture the hive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
It has become the village motto, something that\u2019s supposed to bring the villagers together. But for the young woman at the center of this story\u2014it begins to feel like a warning. Because what happens when the hive turns on you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you realize you were never one of them\u2026you\u2019re the threat they\u2019re trying to contain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Do You Think?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Does this feel like safety & tradition to you? Or like control?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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