A real story requires a kind of magical baptism to link the world on this side with the world on the other side.

“Rain falls and the flowers bloom. No rain, they wither up. Bugs are eaten by li…”

“Far away, I could hear them lapping up my brains. Like Macbeth's witches, the t…”

“Listen. I may not be much, but I'm all I've got. Maybe you need a magnifying gl…”

“There is a slight difference between collecting fifty wine labels and collectin…”