This was one of my first ever print publications from back in 2009. It was originally featured in the anthology Different Worlds, Different Skins Vol. 1 from Anthro Dreams Publishing. There is also a hauntingly beautiful audio version of this story that was featured on the Anthro Dreams Podcast. To this day, the rendition gets me worked up emotional.
Though it's an older piece, this story is one of my personal favorites. And for good or bad, I worked very hard on this one and tried a lot of different things writing it, namely focusing heavily on symbolism.
Thanks for taking a look and I hope ya'll enjoy.
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Dalan
Glad to see this here, and glad to hear my rendition of the story had such an impact :)