The Fabulist (edit 3)

[TranquillityBase]

Hi TqB
enjoyed the read,

The fabulist wears a mask
of _________, laughs easily
but if you listen to his eyes
they tell you he's not joking.

but was left wondering if the piece might be more effective if it explored the (specific) relationship between the 'fabulist' and the author. It feels a bit abstract, I kept wanting a ... 'Your jack-in-the-knife fables ...' (great phrase by the way) or a 'for us scarecrow believers ...'


Best, Knot.

Thanks Knot.  Really like your bolded suggestion.  Now I will wrestle with that mask.

TqB