Is "Lady Pequeen's Arrival" a first draft, or a rewrite? In any case, it is intoxicating. It makes me think of an early Robert Frost poem, only more conversational. Or maybe Elizabeth Bishop. The first line hits with a wonderfully subversive force. And as you know, I am in favor of the subversive element in stories and poems. To me, that first sentence reads like the beginning of an essay on the subtle nature of fear. The 'I guess' leaves the door wide open and swinging in the cool breeze. Beautiful.
Bob ;-)
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