Comments on 'Set in Stone'

Comments on 'Set in Stone' "So you killed him?" I asked one day as the Scarecrow and I sat on a tree stump. It creaked its burlap sack head towards me, its eyes burning with sadness and regret, but also a fearsome intensity. _Forgive,_ the crow cawed. I nodded. Clayton's body hung limply, a speck in the distance, rocking gently to the wind. _Death would come, I said,_ the crow croaked. _Death at the hands of the Wooden Man. The name! The name!_ And it alighted on the blank gravestone and set to work, chipping away at the stone with its beak like a woodpecker. _C_ I stood up, picking the lint out of my pockets. _L_ "So what now?" I asked the Wooden Man. _A_ It gestured to the barn, and I started to walk. _Y_ "I don't have anyone but you now." _T_ The Man laid its twig hand on my shoulder. _O_ "The farm has nothing left for me…" It was left hanging almost like a question. _N_ The crow cawed once, and resumed pecking. Left hanging like a question. 2008-05-15T01:20:00Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/30315 Comment on Set in Stone <p>Sequelled after Tad’s, your turn</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30315?basename=62388 2008-05-15T01:20:00Z Never Explain http://ficlets.com/authors/user_4153 Comment on Set in Stone <p>Disturbing and effective end (?) to your sordid little, mind-twisting tale.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30315?basename=61941 2008-05-13T00:28:41Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 Comment on Set in Stone <p>I like how you composed the story.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30315?basename=61926 2008-05-12T23:34:36Z Kermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf