Hey there! I take a short break from posting stories and before I know it a year has passed! Wow. So welcome back, I guess. (grin) Wanted to share a short fable that I’d posted on my blog back in Nov 2021 (written in 2009!) and which I thought I cross-posted to this newsletter…but can’t seem to find it! So here it is:
The Eagle and the Rabbit, a Fable by Lyn Perry
It was raining in the forest. It had been raining for days, and all the birds and animals were drenched. The eagle, too, was drenched, and his spirit dampened as well, for his mate lay with a chill, a victim of the constant rain. He could not keep her dry, and so looked on with despair as her life slowly drained away. His tears mingled with the rain when she died.
It was raining in the forest. The eagle could not stand the rain. It brought back memories too painful for him to bear. He rose up from the trees, hoping in flight to escape his despair. Higher and higher he climbed until finally he broke through the dark clouds into the dazzling sunlight that shone above the dark and wet. As the warm sun dried his wings, he suddenly realized that the healing rays had been there all the time his mate had needed it. The pain of knowledge learned too late was more than he could bear, and there were tears for the sun to dry.
It was raining in the forest. It had been raining for days, and all the birds and animals were drenched. The rabbit, too, was drenched, and her spirit dampened as well, for her child lay with a chill, a victim of the constant rain. She poured out her sad tale to all who would listen, but the other creatures, too, were victims of the rain, and none could help.
An eagle happened by, and the rabbit began to tell her tale to him. But she had hardly started speaking when the eagle suddenly lifted the rabbit's dying child onto his wings and began to circle quickly up into the dark and stormy clouds on an errand he did not take time to explain.
Hope you enjoyed that short tale. Tell me what you think in the comments. And feel free to share this post and newsletter with others. More free stories coming!
In the meantime, you might be interested in a project I’ve created over at Kickstarter. It’s an anthology of 9 novelets/mysteries featuring the ‘friends’ of Sherlock Holmes as they pit their detection skills against Lovecraftian horrors. Cool concept? You bet!
The project is called “Sherlock & Friends: Eldritch Investigations” and the campaign has lots of rewards and add-ons and bonus stories in the offering. Check out this cover reveal and head on over to find out more about the authors, the detectives, and the cosmic horrors they’ll encounter. Thanks for your interest!
Again, here’s the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyndonperry/sherlock-and-friends-eldritch-investigations?ref=1kcidz
Thanks for reading, and we’ll chat with you next time! - Lyn Perry