“Lavinia’s Wood” (2015) by Angela Slatter

“Lavinia’s Wood” (2015) by Angela Slatter

He noticed only the tiny waist, the flaring lower hourglass of her hips, and the bushy white triangle at the junction of her sturdy legs. He was so distracted that he didn’t notice the malformations on her flanks, her hips, the myriad tiny eyes embedded there, blinking lashless lids in the flickering orange glow.—Angela Slatter, “Lavinia’s Wood” in She Walks In Shadows 69 Readers and scholars often talk about the body of fiction inspired by Love…