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Animals in Western Art: From Magic to Science

Adam was given dominion over all animals in the Book of Genesis, but there was a sting in the tail – the serpent’s tail. While animals provided food, work, and companionship, they also harbored other traits, which threatened danger in the form of wild beasts or evil as in the snake-like form assumed by the devil in the Garden of Eden.

Poetry

Eel and Water

Eel as if there is a care such that a syllable can bridge it without.

Poetry

medusae

underwater they are terribly farsighted, your body blurs

Fiction

Atticus

Marcy finished picking up after the dogs and tied the plastic grocery bag with two simple knots. The three greyhounds barked when they saw she was done because they wanted treats.

Fiction

People of the Glades

My grandmother told me not to jump into the bay because it was too shallow. I wouldn’t have gone in anyhow—I’m terrified of the water. Also, I hate the name. Chesapeake.