“The Loosened Cord” describes an elaborate dinner party which includes an unusual decoration—a small bird in a gilded cage attached to a balloon by a silk cord. The cord comes loose, and the cage floats away with its captive bird. What happens next to the bird is more than extraordinary.
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Alexander W. Drake (1843–1916) was an American wood engraver and art collector and director of the art department for Scribner’s and Century magazine. His weird tales were collected by friends to memorialize him following his death in 1916.
Cathy Dobson is the author of Planet Germany and a narrator of audiobooks.