The Discovery
Morgan was fine until he climbed
the tallest tree on his backyard
to remove an entangled silver string.
He pulled and heard a ripping noise
as the blue paper of the sky tore apart
and revealed the blinking eyes behind.
(first appeared in Down in the Cellar #1, Fall 2006)
Kristine Ong Muslim's work has appeared or is forthcoming in more than three hunded publications worldwide, including Aberrant Dreams, Farrago's Wainscot, GUD Magazine, Kaleidotrope, Labyrinth Inhabitant Magazine, Sounds of the Night, and Tales of the Talisman. She was nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize and twice for the Rhysling Award.