The Curiously Stunted, Incomprehensibly Disjointed, Perfectly Inadequate Adventures of Nicholas Cornelius Holloway – Episode 27

Murray was the seventh son of a seventh son. Eugene had been born under a full moon on a winter solstice. A vulture had deposited a live fish on his doorstep the morning of Archibald’s thirteenth birthday.

Eustice, on the other hand, could levitate a plump goose nearly five inches straight up. He could conjure edible chocolates. He could teleport small rocks and lethargic beetles medium distances, make time appear to pass slightly slower or a touch more quickly for several minutes consecutive...