Whether you’ve yet to read Angio Dreams (in our free fiction library) or you’re looking for a bit of information on its themes, the following should help expand your understanding and how it fits into the universe.
One has to imagine the daughter in Angio Dreams is trapped in a flat circle of time.
Nameless youth.
Recessive parent.
Sacrificial pet.
The 12th Stephaniak story has layers of metaphor, but the implications for the universe remain elusive. This is the only story (so far) with a female character at its center, while the greater mythos is built on a matriarchal fragmentation caused by her adorers.
The girl in the story is, in fact, the former queen — or at least a part of her.
Learning.
Isolated.
Diligent.
Broken.
Observant.
Observant, at least until the waters turn black.
What happens if the goldfish is allowed to see the future?
Are the dark waters a spell of protection?
Something poured into her eyes? Or something to be swallowed or breathed?
In Angio Dreams, the girl is not the guide. Guidance, if it ever existed, is gone, and she knows that. The fishbowl is hers alone.
She knows everything she needs to know about the future and the past.
