"The Sea Harvest of Moonlight" out in Sally Port

Trying to catch up on various news items from the past few weeks, I'm happy to announce that this story came out in the January issue of Sally Port. "The Sea Harvest of Moonlight" is a story I wrote to experiment with the kishotenketsu narrative structure. What's that? Writer Stewart C. Baker has a great intro and worksheet to this non-Western way to structure stories.

As for the story itself, it's a story of villagers who have returned to their former home after fleeing a war, of fantastical beings that ply the river, and of some of the village children trying to do their part to restore their families.

Sally Port lists it as a YA story. While I didn't write specifically with that in mind, it's fitting. One of the common examples people will give for kishotenketsu structure is Studio Ghibli films, so go into it with that vibe in mind.

Give it a read and let me know what you think of it!