Authors: William Meikle
After the Fall (4 page)
“Serve,” it said.
~-o0O0o-~
Rogers stands outside a squat building beside a dead tree.
It is night overhead… it is always night overhead. But he does not care, for he has a purpose now, a battle that can be won.
He opens his wings and lets a breeze ruffle his new feathers.
~-o0O0o-~
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Keen readers will spot that a greatly modified version of this story forms the first chapter of my weird western THE RAVINE. This was the original idea but somewhere along the line I decided it worked better with cowboys. If you've read both and have an opinion, I'd love to hear from you.
COVER IMAGE COURTESY OF Mark Hultgren
