picfor1000 | Fic: Seven Meditations on Problems of Cognition (Firefly, River/Kaylee)

Title: Seven Meditations on Problems of Cognition
Author: Mosca
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing/Characters: River/Kaylee, Simon
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Continuity: AU, set between "Objects in Space" and Serenity.
Summary: River observes some inconsistent patterns of imagery.
Word count: exactly 1000
Disclaimers: Firefly and Serenity are the intellectual property of Mutant Enemy. This original work of fan fiction is Copyright 2006 Mosca. This story is a labor of love, not money, so it's protected in the USA by the fair use provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976. All rights reserved. All wrongs reversed. Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind.
Notes: Thanks to

callmesandy,

distraction77, and

sathinks for beta reading. Written for the Picture Is Worth 1000 Words Challenge, based on this picture. The section headers are from "The Match Girl Lights Them One By One," a poem by Rachel Contreni Flynn.

( I must not envy sparrows. )