A Part Of Addison

by Tad Winslow

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Addison watches the crow chisel C-L-A-Y-T-O-N into the headstone with it’s beak and he marvels at the small bird’s resilient power. Worry creeps in as the bird bashes away at the rock. Each hard impact loosens the beak and chips it, nicking the edges.

Fragments form into larger pieces, falling off, but the crow remains steadfast—smashing the stone at an unrelenting pace.

“Stop.” Addison moves toward the crow. “You’re hurting yourself.” He says as he reaches to restrain his sleekly feathered friend.

The beak breaks off with a swift and crushful force. It’s whole face implodes in a crumble like a condemned skyscraper made of pottery. Pieces of the crow unexpectedly liquify and evaporate in a quick sizzle—a wavy mirage of heat rises, capturing Addison’s eyes, and dissipates to reveal his own hands holding the chisel and hammer where the crow had once been. It’s he who has been chiseling all along.

The crow is merging with me, Addison realizes in a pause.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. A Part Of Addison

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Amazing imagery here. I’ve only read the last two entries in this series, but they’ve been great. I really need to go catch up. Awesome job, really.

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    Apostrophe 's Buddy Icon Apostrophe

    Posted 2 months ago

    wow i love this story. I like the imagery. Some of the story made me laugh. Like him beating the stone with his face. too funny. The ending totally caught me by surprise.

  3. A Part Of Addison

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Hmm…so now the crow, though always a part of Addison, has now totally merged with him. Does that mean that his worries and misgivings about his scarecrow friend are totally gone? That’s what the imagery here seems to say to me.

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    Tad Winslow's Buddy Icon Tad Winslow

    Posted 2 months ago

    Well, the crow has always been a part of addison, but he hasn’t been totally aware of that (as Never Explain eluded to), I think what I was hinting at is that he is finally beginning to understand his relationship with the crow and himself and how it is a communicative tool to interact with the scarecrow—that is yet to be fully developed however.

  5. A Part Of Addison

    Blusparrow's Buddy Icon Blusparrow

    Posted 2 months ago

    hmmm, so I had it right? woot! I like how he came to the realization that what the crow was thinking was actually in the back of his mind all along.
    LoA

  6. A Part Of Addison

    Blusparrow's Buddy Icon Blusparrow

    Posted 2 months ago

    btw I saw your info, Go Pistions! =D

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    Tad Winslow's Buddy Icon Tad Winslow

    Posted 2 months ago

    Oh no, I can’t accept that comment blusparrow, but I really can’t talk smack until the Celtics make it to the eastern conference finals. Well, yes I can, boo pistons, GO CELTICS . lol

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    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    First of all, I love the Celtics update on your profile. Secondly, I’ll have to go back and read this series, because the imagery and concept here was well executed. Great ficlet!

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