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In this collection of stories, a man and woman travel back in time, viewing history in reverse, and discovering love along the way. A woman is swept up in the glitter of a party only to become a permanent guest. A Muse of Poetry does her best to rescue the words of the most talented man she's ever known. A girl experiences the transformation that comes from deep grief. A selkie longs for the sea, ghosts watch a loved one, and there is a breathless moment of rebirth.

In 1984, 15-year-old Celestine Tolland and her parents were part of a crew of explorers who set off into space. Months after their departure, a virus ravaged the crew of the Phaeacia, killing nearly everyone aboard. The few survivors finally returned to Earth after nearly two years. However, because they were traveling near the speed of light—causing an effect known as time dilation—more than 30 years have passed on Earth.

The stories in Magic and Myth reveal the connection between everyday occurrences and the otherworldly. The place where we pause to reassure ourselves that the world is full of the mundane and unmagical in every way–even as we check beneath the bed for monsters.