Fairy Tales

Rocking Chair

by Mary Soon LeeAugust 11, 2022

Don't get up, little sister. Please. Please don't stop rocking.

I can only talk by the creaks. That's part of the curse.

What curse? The one from our nurserymaid, silly. The new one with funny pink hair.

I could've been a frog, if I hadn't stomped my foot when she said she'd turn me into one. A frog would've been tons better.

But now I'm stuck as a chair unless someone kisses me. As if. Though if you do, I promise I won't tease you for a month--

No? Bother! Bother! Bother!

Anyway, don't complain if she burns the crumpets.

About Mary Soon Lee

Mary Soon Lee was born and raised in London, but now lives in Pittsburgh. Her short stories have appeared in Analog, F&SF;, Interzone, Lightspeed, and several Year's Best anthologies. She has won the Elgin Award and the Rhysling Award for her poetry, and, in August 2017, had 119 haiku in Science, one for each element of the periodic table. She has an antiquated website at marysoonlee.com.

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