The Really Real

Oct 26, 2019 15:06

Just north of Dingle, before the first rays of sunshine crack the horizon, the bleating of a nightmare sheep crashes up and down the grassy hills, pulsating its own epitaph that goes ceaselessly unfulfilled. The song seems to be over only to start again every day, every morning. One could normally hear the crow of roosters at that time, but their ( Read more... )

impossible, magical realism, ljidol week 4

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roina_arwen October 29 2019, 04:37:56 UTC
This was very fun and creative! It reminds me of The Eyre Affair series of books by Jasper Fforde.

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tonithegreat October 29 2019, 21:46:14 UTC
I just ordered those books! Friends all agreed that they’d be a good fit for our family.

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me_sonrei October 29 2019, 18:14:34 UTC
This is loopy and weird and fantastic, and I love it. Well done! I'm really growing to look forward to what you put out!

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tonithegreat October 29 2019, 21:53:51 UTC
I really like this line:

“We have to be the external influence that rattles people free of their small-town curses”

Delightful!

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halfshellvenus October 30 2019, 00:03:43 UTC
rattles people free of their small-town curses,
What a fabulous and unexpected story!

I think killing the dress by wearing it is not only the best solution, but also what that dress deserves. ;)

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