The Lion Who Could No Longer Roar
The Cave Grew Quiet There was once a lion who had ruled the forest for many years. In his youth, the sound of his roar had traveled through the trees before he even appeared. Birds lifted from the branches. […]
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Maybe You Weren’t The Burden
A Small Voice On A Horn A gnat once settled on the horn of a great bull. The bull stood in a quiet field, his hooves planted in the earth, his broad head lowered slightly, his horns pale against […]
The Hares Were Tired Too
The Pond at the Edge The hares had lived too long with fright. Every sound seemed to arrive with teeth. A twig snapping in the grass. A shadow moving across the field. The sudden lift of a bird from […]
Why Am I Explaining Again?
A Stranger at the Hearth One winter evening, a man invited a satyr into his home. Outside, the air was bitterly cold. Inside, a small fire crackled in a rough stone hearth, and a pot of soup hung over […]
Maybe Don’t Enter The Cave
The Lion Sent Invitations In the old story, a lion fell sick and took to his cave. He was no longer pacing the grasslands or shaking the hills with his roar. He lay in the dimness among the stones, weak […]
The Mouse Was Not Gone
A Hole Too Small For Horns A bull was grazing near an old stone wall, large enough to make the ground seem more careful beneath him. His horns curved wide. His shoulders rose like a hill. When he lowered […]