It has a voice singing and a guitar ringing

[sovay]

Please enjoy my godchild, resplendent in their summer coloration. Last week they sent me a card from horse camp, which arrived this afternoon: a minimalist diary from every day of the week, unsigned and punctuated with vertical bars like telegram stops.



Please also enjoy their equally resplendent reptile, Mr. Slow. He is a box turtle; his brilliant colors are the result of careful nurturing by my godchild, although he decapitated that dandelion himself. I have seen him play the kalimba with his little turtle feet.



Sharing their splendor is prescibed by my godparental duties. I hate how difficult it is to travel safely these days.

Comments

[vass]

They seem awesome, and so does their turtle.

[selkie]

They are kind, fair, and civilly disobedient. They play saxophone, trombone, guitar, and four-pan steel drum -- also called a guitar! They are physically fearless.

They are also a goddamn lot, but it balances out.

...the turtle is very happy as his species goes. He lives in a chicken-wire-topped 40-gallon clear tote full of diggy spots and enjoys sitting in his water dish, even when he has a bigger, purpose-obtained sit pool. I believe he does this to be passive-aggressive.

[sovay]

They seem awesome, and so does their turtle.

I really love them, and have become quite attached to the turtle.