Transport and Communications
THE MAGPIE REPORT
Issue No. 1: Filed under Transport & Communications
“Carried on the wind, kept in the wing."
Filed by Hobs & Fiddle | Printed by claw on birchbark at dawn
WEATHER (or What the Sky Is Thinking)
Forecast: Expect four and a half clouds by teatime, one shaped like a kettle and another like remorse.
Winds: From the east, bearing gossip from Ferryfield and a sandwich crust.
Notes: Do not hang out blue washing on Wednesdays. It invites sermons.
VILLAGE MOVEMENTS
The Whispering Shed has been moved three feet west by unknown hands or roots. Fiddle suspects Maerla. Hobs suspects the moon.
A flock of starlings rehearsed a murmuration over Lough Owel at 5:45am. Pattern resembled a ladle, then a violin, then an empty chair. Message unclear.
OBJECTS FOUND
One brass monocle, smudged. Returned to the sundial by midday.
A note in block print: “WE REMEMBER YOUR PROMISE." Tied to a poppy stalk. Not signed.
Feathered whisper-pouch caught in The Wishing Line. Tasted of wild plum and ink. Contents confidential.