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April 19, 2024 7:49 PM

A short fantasy story about a beastkeeper and what happens after the royal palace lets them go. By bixbythemartian.
posted by brainwane (5 comments total)

That was sweet. Also (discretely) bloody.
posted by GenjiandProust at 9:16 PM on April 19, 2024 [1 favorite]

That was incredibly satisfying.
posted by ninazer0 at 1:43 AM on April 20, 2024

So simple, so sweet, so honest! As an old man who tried to run away from an abusive father at the age of nine, I identify, deeply and sweetly, with the protagonist of this brief tale. Thank you!
posted by soulsailor at 2:50 AM on April 20, 2024 [1 favorite]

I would read a whole novella of this beastkeeper and their wizard and their creatures.
posted by pollytropos at 10:10 AM on April 20, 2024 [3 favorites]

That was delightful.

I liked that the circus people took good care of him and taught him things, and I loved his later relationships with the creatures.

I'm so grateful that you share stories with us, brainwane. Thank you - and bixbythemartian! - for making me smile, more than once.
posted by kristi at 3:41 PM on May 5, 2024 [1 favorite]