Literature
Mar-Apr 2022
Mar 1 From the Jenny, they watched an icebreaker from Elsagrod churn past, #exuding white smoke from twin stacks. "Leotin will cast off soon," Tan said around his pipe, "And Kloette cabled. Liliut's bringing a sleigh for us." Igrid bit her lip. "Tan, I'm not going back." #vss365 Mar 1 For a moment, only Tan's pipe smoke moved. "You aren't coming home?" Tan said. Igrid thumbed her old compass, the needle holding to Karn's #magnetic northern pull. "Leo's going back to whaling. Offered me a job. Said I've a good arm 'for a lass.'" Her smile was forced. #vssdaily Mar 2 Igrid cut off Tan's questions by turning her back on him and pumping a crank, #extruding water from the bilge. A task she'd easily done many times. Now, she struggled with it. Leotin, Tan could see, pretended not to notice. Tan couldn't do that. #vss365 Mar 2 Tan spoke gently. "You don't look well." Igrid answered with a coughing fit. "Nothing's too #subtle for you, huh?" "You need help." "What I NEED, Tan, is for
