Today, the spiky shoulder pads and dystopian brutality of Mad Max meet up with the cozy Southern sci-fi of the 2002 show Firefly in a short story that will leave you delighted as well as horrified.
Cue Lucy Grecu’s “Ivory Mud”: a muddy little dystopia populated with grave-digging grandmas and fearsome “Ivers.”
Let’s dive in.
Lucy is currently a second-year apprentice at The Company. She grew up in Los Angeles, California, and spent nearly every summer doing musical theater camp. Lucy spends her time drawing fictional characters, reading novels very slowly, and getting her friends to watch every movie she considers a classic. You can find her at LucyGrecu.com, where she blogs about the mundane curiosities of life!
Noah J. Matthews (the host) is an author, an editor, and a worshipper. His debut fantasy western, Outlaw Blood, has got readers shaking their heads and wondering: “what is true justice?” He’s very thankful that Jesus loves him despite all his sins and nail-biting.
So sit back, mug and your thinking cap, and listen to a curiously horrifying piece of Kingdom literature.
SHOW NOTES:
Call It Consequences by Alli Prince (Sponsor): https://amzn.to/49M2lY9
Noah J. Matthews (Host/Narrator): https://noahjmatthews.com
Ivory Mud by Lucy Grecu (Story): https://pearlmag.co/ivory-mud/
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What a fun surprise! Thanks for recording this one. It was a blast to write. Loved that you embraced the accent, haha!
You’re so welcome, Lucy! I Really enjoyed reading it–and the twist at the end definitely took me by surprise!