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Nick Winney's avatar

i only I could read this sort of thing every day and never tire.

"so it shall be," said the curious bird-like man who hopped back and forth, first black clad then white then into the air with a cackle of feathers

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

Thanks Nick! Citation needed for the birdman quote, old sport...

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Nick Winney's avatar

“The Transmogrifications of La Pie D'inferno” St. Nicholas de la Winnié 1474

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

A wise old prophet

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Nick Winney's avatar

the apple doesnt fall far from the tree...

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Caroline Osella's avatar

No More Heroes. This was a beautiful immersive piece that had me, by paragraph 3, absolutely immersed in memories of school Classics studies, Biblical tales, and the wily dreams of my adolescence. Thanks for a moment of poignancy.

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

Thank you so much for your kind appreciative comment Caro!

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