Interesting idea, to put fabled female characters into a short story that isn’t particularly bound by any conventional place, timeline (or plot). Occasionally sloppy in the expression of the idea, for example, a story that’s obviously emulating classical myths and fairy tales need not use those blunt terms in it’s descriptions: “Animals appear at the edge of the woods, like a scene from a fairy tale.” Another, “Laura, playing the role of a sort of Artemis...” assumes the reader can’t make the connection alone. Otherwise, the imagery is enjoyable. From my perspective it was more satisfying if read as a commentary on (or the mockery of) the societal expectations of women than as a novel.