It was only after the waiter donned padded gloves and picked up tongs, that I realised my mistake. I stumbled backwards from the box of snakes, into a hitherto unnoticed a cage of fruit bats.
"Ah - you'd like one of those instead?"
(Actually, I don't mind snake meat, but not under those circumstances.)
You declined the snake?! Come on man
Poor form I know but I was already carrying a basket of eels at the time and as far as I’m aware they don’t mix
Oh no they don't, I found that out the hard way
Sounds amazing … I’ll have mine hand scribed on snake skin, please. Constantly putting the ‘origin’ into ‘original’ in this world of words, Mikey
#3 is my favorite. I look forward to what emerges from the pit.
Shiveringly fantastic intro dear ser
Thank you dear squire
WOW. You’ve hooked me, M.E. I cannot wait for the first installment.
This Intro is why Sub stack exists. Thank you.
Thank you for bringing some mystery into my day today.
The typeface is weirdly appropriate 😊
Looking forward to seeing what Apocrypha has in store!
Looking forward to see what the pit springs forth Mikey.
Love a little shiver !
I'm so excited!
Oh, so enticing!
giving House of Leaves vibes BRING IT ON! 👻🖤
Very Edgar Allan Poe or the movie "The Man Who Would Be King." Love the concept.
I once mistook snake for steak at a Rangoon rooftop restaurant.
How did that go?
It was only after the waiter donned padded gloves and picked up tongs, that I realised my mistake. I stumbled backwards from the box of snakes, into a hitherto unnoticed a cage of fruit bats.
"Ah - you'd like one of those instead?"
(Actually, I don't mind snake meat, but not under those circumstances.)
So exciting !