Fantasy, loosely based on Korean/Chinese folklore. An inverse-of-sorts to “Eating Hearts.” Thanks to Beth Bernobich, Mrissa, Oyceter, Elizabeth Bear, Charles M., Lisa Mia Moore, Rilina, Scott Andrews, Danny Adams, Greg London, and SeraC. Fantasy Magazine #2 from Prime Books.
short stories
Nine Tails, Hundred Hearts
Yeng knew many things about foxes. He knew the russet of their fur and the soft marks their feet left in rotting leaves. He knew the stink of their urine and the feral amber of their eyes. He knew that the gumiho, the nine-tailed foxes, ate livers or hearts, or sometimes both, when they sought to become human.