after Muriel Rukeyser So when the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse came they were met by women. Tall women. Short women. Fierce women. Timid women. Women who supported other women, who laughed, cried and sang together. - Let us through - said the Horsemen. - After our dead bodies - answered the women. The Horsemen furrowed their brows. There was a slight buzz around them, like from a beehive. - You know, it can be done - they answered. The women closed their eyes and shook their heads with disdain. - You tried so many times, you could at last learned the fucking lesson - they answered. - We are indestructible, when we are together.
The Monster awoke in his lair. He smelled something, or rather he sensed something which could be both smell and a flash of light, penetrating through his closed eyelids. The Witch was lonely, and miserable, and cried into the mesh of Realities for help. She had a pure heart, a brave soul and a clear mind. People like her shone brightly in between the worlds; they were like beacons attracting all kinds of spirits. ‘I want to devour this pure heart, and feast on that brave soul, and pollute this clear mind’, thought the Monster. So he disguised himself as a good and sympathetic man, and approached her. It was easy for him to pretend he was everything she cried into the mesh of Realities for. Before long she trusted him. He made his feast long and enjoyable. She gave him her heart freely, along with her body, and he smiled and licked his fingers when he finished. Then he asked for more, and took to infusing her mind with his poison. But it was the soul he was the most interes...
for Sam, who brought them back There was a forest, and in that forest there was a lake, and on that lake there was an island, and on that island there was a mountain, and on the top of the mountain there was a tower. In the topmost chamber of the tower there was a mirror and a chest. And a wolf, curled around himself, with a bushy tail covering his nose. The Third Fairy stood in the doorway, panting. She hated the stairs. She particularly hated the stairs if before climbing them she had to run across the forest with no shoes on, then swim across the lake and climb the mountain, all in the bloody velvet dress. The wolf raised his head and barred his teeth. His yellow eyes sparkled menace. - Password! - he barked. - Fuck you! - barked back The Third Fairy. She crossed the room and yanked at the lid of the chest. It didn’t move. She kicked it and then started to jump on one leg, swearing. The wolf looked at her with disgust. - Where is the key? - she ...
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