1.2 Our Bones Were the Mortar by Anjali Patel

<p><span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"A young woman tries to escape the family business of necromancy – only to realize that Manhattan is just as rife with spirits. “Our Bones Were the Mortar” by @anjapatel is an existential horror tackling America’s history of slavery. It’s out May 15 in Issue 1.2 of khōréō. Subscribe here: "}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":959,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":14281427},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":2}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":1,"11":4,"12":0}"> "Our Bones Were the Mortar" by Anjali Patel</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"A young woman tries to escape the family business of necromancy – only to realize that Manhattan is just as rife with spirits. “Our Bones Were the Mortar” by @anjapatel is an existential horror tackling America’s history of slavery. It’s out May 15 in Issue 1.2 of khōréō. Subscribe here: "}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":959,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":14281427},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":2}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":1,"11":4,"12":0}"> A young woman tries to escape the family business of necromancy – only to realize that Manhattan is just as rife with spirits. An existential horror tackling America’s history of slavery. </span></p> <p>Copyright khōréō magazine 2021. Read by Xperience J, Produced by Katalina Watt, Edited by Aleksandra Hill.</p> <p>Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @KhoreoMag.</p> <p>Artwork: Isabelle Lin</p> <p>Music: This Too Shall Pass b