
Tree Trunk
Short story inspired by Georgia Elrod, Oondine, 2019 part of Tappan’s online collection: The Body. I felt it when the seed was planted. I remember it because it was the day I butt heads with a bat on my way back from school. It was dusk. That hour the bats go a bit crazy. That hour they make screeching noises. It was a baby bat that hit my forehead. Probably learning to fly. Learning to get its bearings. It took me a few seconds of looking to realise what it was. I only belie