People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.
The thing about butterflies, Mr. Crow, is that they need to be admired from afar.
What are you doing to me?β he asked the crow, tearful. Teaching you how to fly. βI canβt fly!β Youβre flying right now. βIβm falling!β Every flight begins with a fall, the crow said.
My style is not specific to the antebellum South, but it's heavily inspired by the Jim Crow era.
