Green Fuse Burning is a novella that's swamped with grief. A young artist's girlfriend fakes her way into getting the artist an art grant for a piece that's non existent yet. However since the death of her father, she has been unable to create and so when faced with this opportunity to work in a small isolated cabin near a swamp she knows she needs to take it. However once there the swamp calls to her and her grief and guilt and isolation threaten to overwhelm her.
I really enjoyed this novella. The writing is lush and the swamp aesthetic with moss and fungi was incredibly detailed and I loved picturing the landscape. I also adored the art described here (I found I really enjoy stories about fictional art a lot last year, so I'm glad to continue this trend here :)). The grief and guilt are overwhelming in every chapter and the story builds dread masterfully. I also really enjoyed the way this book dealt with climate change, showing the harrowing side effects, without becoming solely about an apocalyptic crisis event. The horror is also really well done, paranoia settling in quickly and culminating in a haunting manner.
All in all this is a really good indigenous horror story about grief and I can recommend it especially if you enjoy your horror of the gothic and emotional variety.

TW for parental death, grief, paranoia, suicide (considered & aborted attempt), illness & hospitals.