“The Finch and the Fir Tree” in Crow & Cross Keys

She wondered if she could transform into a bear, or an ant underground, something that could burrow into the depths of the soil or rock and stay there for months in the winter, unconcerned with the cold or with cages.
— "The Finch and the Fir Tree" by Emmie Christie
Photo of a bird on a snowy branch in winter

Photo by Seiya Maeda

Photo of a bird on a snowy branch in winter

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