It’s been a few years since I first struck upon the idea of emotion-infused paint and you’ve probably heard me yammer about lumastration in one way or another, by this point!
This particular story is a dark one; about how far we’re willing to push ourselves and what we’re willing to sacrifice to achieve our ambitions. It’s the wicked side of the looking glass; peering into the naked truth of our desires and facing the wretched things we’ll do to get what we want.
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There. Consider yourself duly warned. 🙂
“War Painting,” a story from my lumastration universe, appears in Gilded Glass: Twisted Myths and Shattered Fairy Tales a collection that is available now for purchase.
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I hope you enjoy it!