I'm so glad you were here to comment on this one. The nostalgia factor is absolutely complete. (To anyone reading, Sarah was a part of Better Fiction all those years ago.)
Thank you for sharing this again here. I had never given the sphinx much thought previously and you brought her vividly to life/death as well as a dose of Hemingway.
Great! Would you consider this, or was it a popular genre then, of a shape-shifting story element? Either way, this is a great story-telling way of presenting it!
Right after this, I wrote Shapeshifters in Love. I didn't think of the sphinx that way, but technically it's right, although with strict death-related rules.
No. But be survived two small-craft airplane crashes attempting to get home. Some suggest the resulting injuries played a role in his eventual suicide.
I've loved this since the first time I read it all those years ago and it remains one of my all-time favorite short stories.
I'm so glad you were here to comment on this one. The nostalgia factor is absolutely complete. (To anyone reading, Sarah was a part of Better Fiction all those years ago.)
Thank you for sharing this again here. I had never given the sphinx much thought previously and you brought her vividly to life/death as well as a dose of Hemingway.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
An amazing piece! So glad you posted it to Substack for us to enjoy.
Thank you!
Great! Would you consider this, or was it a popular genre then, of a shape-shifting story element? Either way, this is a great story-telling way of presenting it!
Right after this, I wrote Shapeshifters in Love. I didn't think of the sphinx that way, but technically it's right, although with strict death-related rules.
I loved the tone of it. Sacred and desecration, life and death, the change and the conclusion.
The final scene was brutal, castrating without touching.
I'm glad you found this one!
This is a crazy and unexpected story. It all comes together so well. Was Hemingway really like this ?
The events depicted in the story, other than the sphinx, are from his second African safari.
So he was somewhat a womanizer ? Huh, I never knew. Also does this mean he/his wife actually shot someone in Africa??
No. But be survived two small-craft airplane crashes attempting to get home. Some suggest the resulting injuries played a role in his eventual suicide.
Absolutely stunning! Haven’t been sucked into a short read like that for quite some time. This held me in its grip, and I won’t easily forget it.
Thank you.
This one is probably my favorite of your stories. Which is a hard thing to say because you write so many great ones, but this one is my favorite.
You're so kind!