The daughters wake for the first time on his front porch and he will never know where they come from.
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Family: A Fairy Tale
The boy did not know when he ate the seeds that out from his belly button would grow a vine. He decided to show his mother who was busy with his winged sister.
The Peach Boy
Each birth came too early, the samurai’s daughter producing a peach pit with the face of a crying boy or girl.
Appleless
It’s unsettling to meet people who don’t eat apples.
Wolf Lessons
There are wolf objects scattered throughout my house: a canis lupus Beanie Baby named Howl, a carved wooden ornament, a snowglobe with a wolf pup...
Suddenly
Suddenly is canon in folklore the way it’s canon in truth: the world changes.
Brother and Sister
My poor brother: he was born a rat, a snake, a wolf, a roach.