musings on evolution and introductions, from Erde'ra: A Hegaldia Story

As a child, he’d often wondered what it would be like to have a tail, though he now understood why the concept had been retired byevolution. The radiators began to knock above the dull squawking of thetelevision,astern suggestion from the house to get a fire going in the stove that reigned over thelittletile plateau near the basement door. He picked up the wicker basket near the edge of the counter and slipped on hisgloves, then stepped out under the porch behind the kitchen. The basket was beat up and slightly broken, but it worked much better as a way to carry logs than it ever did as a dog bed, which reminded him ofanother challengethat would comeroaring down the pipeline in short order. Explaining all of this to his parents was going to be no small feat. He didn't doubt that they would be accepting of Sugé, given time, but no matter what, it was going to be... awkward, to say theleast.They would also bereturning from their work