Mestrapoli - Chapter 001 - June Arrives in the Replete City
June could feel the hunger mounting in the pit of her stomach, like the rapid churn that water makes just before the water crests one last time before it's gone, with a gurgle of finality. It was worse than starving, a feeling she could ignore, a...
Mestrapoli - Chapter 002 - Provincials and Profane
When the line moved back into place, June took up her place as quickly as possible. She knew the city would be different from the farm, but she wasn't ready for this feeling of embarrassment. She had never felt so provincial. The cart-man was too...