| The Pathetic Little Tale of the Boy Who Could Fly
Nicholas Ozment
When the boy who could fly discovered his talent, he did not become a superhero. Nor did he use the talent for any noble or poetic purpose. He soared high over a park and urinated on picnics and dog-walkers. Then, armed with binoculars, he flew over a nude beach. When he espied three young women sunbathing, he circled overhead and masturbated until semen sprinkled their bellies from the sky. The women looked up. They might have perceived a condor or another large bird flying away, crying like a savage lyricist.
Later, the boy who could fly was sucked into a jet engine.
Nicholas Ozment's stories and poems have appeared in Weird Tales, Mythic Delirium, Dreams & Nightmares, Susurrus: The Literature of Madness, Pseudopod, The Best of Every Day Fiction Two, Everyday Weirdness, Flashes in the Dark, and numerous other publications. He holds an M.A. in English from Winona State University. |
