Living Fictionally: “Ithaca: Part 2” by Helen Lowe

Last Sunday, I commenced getting fictional with the first instalment of a “legendary history” short story, Ithaca.

Ithaca, was originally published in JAAM in 2008 (the same year my first novel, Thornspell, was published), edited by Tim Jones.

Since the ‘getting fictional” commenced on March 8, International Women’s Day, it seemed fitting to feature my take on one of the great legendary stories, told from the point of view of the woman at the heart of the tale.

Last week’s instalment is here:...