The chicken at the door by Megan

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Mon, 2005-10-03 18:38

"... his headboard was hairy like a hyena and coarse if you stroked it the wrong way. Sometimes it got a bit unruly and tried to eat him when he wasn't looking..."
A very unusual story which gets steadily more absorbing.
Well worth a look - probably not by the Megan I was expecting :o)
http://www.abctales.com/megan/the_chicken_at_the_door

Mon, 2005-10-03 20:36

Yutka

Could not stop reading, Megan! beautifully told! Still wondering about the chicken, came to all kind of conclusions....

Mon, 2005-10-03 20:58

mykle

I don't think there is much doubt about the chicken, Yutka... except maybe the gender :o) Great read!

Tue, 2005-10-04 11:48

archergirl

I really enjoyed the descriptive writing: very textural, very vivid! Although I was a little surprised that Stephen wasn't able to hear the goings-on between mum and 'the chicken': what, exactly, were they doing? Great read.

Tue, 2005-10-04 13:18

megan

Thanks for the coments - much appreciated. I have to say - the chicken is definately male.

Tue, 2005-10-04 13:59

span

shit me thats good! And poignant and funny and utterly absorbing.... span

Tue, 2005-10-04 14:18

Brighton Rock

Agreed. It's a strangely atmospheric tale, beautifully told, good work.

Tue, 2005-10-04 17:18

mykle

I've only just figured out why it was a chicken and the gender was so important. I'm even slower than usual at the moment. I makes me smile to realise that she was being honest - if only to herself. It's obvious now that it could never have been a Magic Hen ;o)

Tue, 2005-10-04 19:34

Yutka

Mykle, Mykle! You still have to learn a lot!......

Tue, 2005-10-04 19:53

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mykle

Consider me smacked, Yutka. You're right... I never learn :o(

Wed, 2005-10-05 22:02

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megan

You've all lost me now!

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