loneliness, crows, prophecy, lost things, and courage

November 27, 2021 7:25 AM

What if there's an ache you've been denying, and you've gone solitary to see to your own quiet needs, and someone tries to pull you back into the world? “The End of the World in Five Dates” by Claire Humphrey (previously) is a short fantasy story told in vignettes (text and audio available): “Happy Rapture,” she said, and kissed my cheek, although we had never met before. "Tell the Crows I’m Home" by Laurel Beckley, published this year and available in audio as well, is an atmospheric fantasy story: Nicole finds them all, save for the crows, who do not appear to be bound to the rules of the farm, and come and go as they please. Like Nicole, a crow is never lost. She used to have quite a few human visitors, back when the world was only half broken.
posted by brainwane (2 comments total)

These were great, thank you!
posted by Slinga at 1:36 PM on November 27, 2021 [1 favorite]

these were so wonderful!
posted by zdravo at 12:16 PM on November 28, 2021 [1 favorite]