Pickled Lotus
A group of pirates go to strip an ocean liner carrying a toxic flower, only to find that the ship is not abandoned as they originally anticipated. Inspired by Odysseus's time with the Lotus Eaters.
Published
Aphelion | October 2021
*Included in "Best Short Stories of 2021"
SCHLOCK! | February 2022
*British Press
State of Matter | September 2022
Penumbric | February 2023