If you are looking for a quick, creepy, and enjoyable read, this it. “Teinds” can be found online at Strange Horizons.It may be short, but it is good. The story is like a dream. When I finished, I could remember a car accident, a relationship, fire, death, flying through the windshield, candy-striped socks, scars, and a burning desire.
Reading this story was so much like a dream that I do not want to reread it for understanding. I want the lingering memory of it. I want the strange details to circle around in my mind with questions, who died, who lived, who is the narrator, is someone still in danger. I like that it is all mixed up in my mind after my first reading, that it is not crystal clear.
The story became clearer after looking up the word Teind. It means to tithe. Going deeper still, it is a payment due to the devil or the fairies every seven years. There is a lot taken in this short story and a lot given. The devil will have what is due unto him one way or another.
If you have five minutes, reading this story is putting those minutes to good use.
Taaffe, Sonya. “Teinds.” Strange Horizons
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