I Read Stories: Serenissima by E Lily Yu
The sacred gulls of Venice fly ritual circuits to keep the sun on its course. And they also have great and brave tales of various foods they have eaten – usually stolen from the people. Pliny Aurelia Octavia, one such gull, flies her ellipses, but has never had such a meal. It seems she is simply not such a gull.
Scavius, another gull, but not one of the sacred ones wishes to woo her. So she sets him a challenge. To find her a piece of the sun to eat.
Can a gull complete an impossible task?
Read This: A beautiful love story about ritual, myth and
food
Don’t Read This: Gulls don’t keep the sky up and their food
thefts are sordid not glorious
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