Bewildering Stories introduces and welcomes...

Val Votrin

Val makes his home in Haarlem, Netherlands. His English-language works have appeared in several literary publications, and he has a novel at Vraevda Literary.

“Master Pohrobek” contains an implicit caution to artists seeking favor in the post-feudal nobilities of Europe. If an appreciative and sympathetic customer cannot be found among the living, one may as well go and seek one among the dead. Even the artist’s name, we’re told, suggests a coffin. Modern-day readers are left with questions, such as: Even though painting and pictorial art could survive being reduced to playing cards, can it survive modern technology?

Val Votrin’s bio sketch can be found here.

Welcome to Bewildering Stories, Val. We’re glad to have you with us.