Cabbage by C.S. Fritz is a bizarre short story that repurposes the classic childhood nostalgia of Cabbage Patch Kids in a self contained, but weird tale. It focuses on an elderly couple who, through a short series of miracles (or perhaps ill fated luck) find a small child in their farmland's vegetable patch.

Beyond that, it is also a tale about pain, about grief, and about sacrifice. What happens when we spill blood in the name of desire? What happens when we put too much of ourselves into another person or a thing? It's about what changes a person when it comes down to desperation and grief, and how the intricacies of life and death intertwine.

All in all, Cabbage was a fun little tale that was both eerie and addicting, kept the pages turning, and carries the weight of a full range of emotions within it.

Thank you C.S. Fritz, Netgalley, Albatross Book Co., and Independent Book Publishers Association for this arc.