Hello! Pied here, entering a writing competition with two new pieces: the poem "Mammal or Reptile?" and the short story "Caught by Aliens." Just click/space/use the arrow keys to navigate. TW for bird fear, eyestrain, and loud-ish music. ~~~~~~~~~MAMMAL OR REPTILE?~~~~~~~~ This is a poem about being non-binary, explained in Linnaean taxonomic terms. It's pretty short, so I can't say too much. (If you want, I can make an actual infoproject about taxonomy.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~CAUGHT BY ALIENS~~~~~~~~~~~~ A short story I wrote, inspired by palaeoartist Clara Takahashi. BLURB: A little bird is out foraging for insects in his big rainforest home. Suddenly, he hears another bird of his species singing in the middle of his territory. He takes offence and prepares to fight. But, thanks to the aliens romping around his forest, this "rival bird" may not be what it seems... ---------------------CREDITS--------------------- -Clara Takahashi and my own experiences as a birder for inspiring Caught by Aliens. -Scratch for helping me figure out what I was, and for a few of the assets used. -Most of the vector assets were SVE-made by me. -The soundtrack is "Fireflies" by Owl City and the X-Files theme. It's random because I couldn't figure out a way to link the costume number to the soundtrack. :C -@painterwoman for holding the writing competition. -And @you the reader! <Human-made text, not AI-generated. /> #writing #writer #writers #contest
