Joti Bilkhu

Joti Bilkhu is a PhD student in English literature. She is interested in depictions of violence in children's literature. She has had a short story called "Omophagus" published in 'The Monsters We Forgot, Vol 1' anthology.

Scales

“Four bronzes,” I say before the man can even ask.
He lifts up a large striped fish off my makeshift table, inspects it and asks, “You gut and clean this, boy?”
I nod once.
“It’s well done. You been doing this long?”
“My father says I could gut a fish before I could walk.”
  • Issue 37, May 2020
  • Long Short Story
    /
Return to Author Index