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WELKIN GENRE PRIZE 2026 - SHORTLISTED
Behold the Adam and Eve of Huntingfield
by Karen Walker

In the year of our Lord 1859, Reverend William Holland regretted his new wife, Mildred, answering the call of God to paint the ceiling of His house, and give Him angels in gold, blue. He regretted how, as she lay on her back on the scaffolding, Heaven saw petticoats and pantaloons he did not. Ever less reverend, Reverend William put a tempting apple in a bucket, and hoisted it up. "Bite, my love!" he cried, praying that their fall from grace would be gentle and, one day, forgiven. In earthly East Suffolk, there was simply no Eden without her.
Karen Walker writes, draws, and paints in Ontario, Canada. Her recent work is in Does It Have Pockets, SoFloPoJo, JMWW, Full House Literary, Gooseberry Pie Lit, and Stanchion.
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