Round, another shield of Perseus, the painting holds Medusa beheaded and mortally offended; why does everyone blame her?

Why must she be punished again and again? She scowls, her snakes hissing in support of her.

“Don’t look at me,” she cries out. “Don’t let him use me like this. Run!”

E.A. Fow holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College, CUNY. She reads, writes, and paints in Brooklyn, NY.

Editor’s Note: This story is inspired by a painting, which you can learn about here.