Where the Forest Meets the Stars

by Glendy Vanderah

Ursa Major was fictional, only the shape of a bear bounded in stars. The girl lived as a parallel constellation. Like a child who obsessively colors within the lines, she had to regulate her every move or she might end up in the terrifying universe that lay beyond the shape she’d drawn to contain herself.

this was one of the very few sections of writing i actually enjoyed and thought was quite beautiful