Years ago, I intended to write a novel about the unraveling of a relationship between two freakishly talented artists who can't help loving each other's minds even as their hearts pull away, but I lacked the stamina to take on such an ambitious project. I turned it into a short story instead, with snapshot scenes to capture the feeling of different chapters. Love and Death Under the Rain is the result. Originally written around 2003, I condensed the story in revision to focus more on the female protagonist's experience. Harriet Silka channels her anger and sadness into her art, with strange and unexpected results.
A revised version of this story was published in Red Rock Review in Fall, 2019.
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