This is such a beautiful and heartbreaking sapphic horror novella. It tells the story of Verna and Audrey, who live on an island and fall in love after the apocalypse. Unfortunately, most of the people on the island are not accepting of queer people and force them apart. Councilman Hillard decides to take Audrey as his wife and Verna is chosen to be a sacrifice to Elogona, a monster that lives in the sea. The events of this novella show how easy it can be for people who are scared to give up their freedom in exchange for security. I will someday reread this when I can handle the tragic ending.