Far Fetched Fables

Support Tales To Terrify on Patreon First Story: “The Wheel of Fortune” by Steph Swainston Tuesday morning in May, bright sunshine. I came out of the shop, carrying a pole to pull the awning down. I was whistling. The shop door banged behind me and the cat fled off the step. The whole street was vibrant with the spring sun. There, sitting on the pavement and huddled against the terrace wall, was Serin. She was a pitiful sight, gin-dimmed eyes and head to foot in gutter dirt. I had last seen her Saturday, on stage at the Campion Vaudeville, and she was wearing the same dress now, a voluminous costume made of gold foil. Her reddish wings stuck out the back and bunched up against the bricks. The feathers rustled when she moved. I knelt next to her. ‘Serin? …Are you all right?’ She shook her head and looked away. She was on the spiral downwards, that much was...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.