{"id":1947,"date":"2025-04-12T18:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T16:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2025-04-12T18:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T16:50:31","slug":"eric-the-american-porcupine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/12\/eric-the-american-porcupine\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric, the American Porcupine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\ufeffAcrylic on canvas \u2013 8 x 8 inch \u2013 Unique work<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once upon a time, there was the story of Eric, a porcupine living happily and peacefully in the North of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Eric loves loneliness and nighttime outings. It’s his thing. Don’t talk to him about parties with friends; he hates them. He always rejects any social interaction. His father was like that, his mother too. In fact, it’s a miracle that these two met and conceived Eric. He’s an only child, of course. He would read for hours in his room during the day and go hunting with his family all night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then one day,\nwell, one evening, a lone gray wolf found himself on their hunting\nground. You’ve probably heard the expression “wrong place, wrong\ntime”? That’s exactly what happened. The wolf first approached\nhis father, weakened by arthritis. He couldn’t defend himself; even\nhis hard, swiveling spines weren’t enough to save his life. Then the\nwolf, his yellow eyes sparkling in the dark, headed toward his\nmother. Her mother, who had only one thing in mind: saving her son.\nShe ordered him to run as fast as possible to a safe place without\never looking back. In the meantime, she sacrificed herself by luring\nthe hungry predator, presumably, in the opposite direction. Despite\nher advanced age, she moves with precision and speed. She manages to\nconfuse the wolf, only for a short time, but enough to give her son\ntime to escape. Her last look, her last thoughts will be for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric arrives at his\nparents’ house breathless, scared, bruised, and exhausted. Alone, at\nthe end of his life, he doesn’t realize what has just happened. And\nyet the emptiness outside becomes inside. He is now alone in the\nworld. Since this tragic accident, or should I say this massacre,\nTrevor has remained in his own corner. Very cautious, he no longer\nstrays far from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One evening, while he’s out hunting for food, he has an unexpected encounter. Another one like him… To be precise, it’s another lady one! She seems lost. She hesitates to approach him, then finally goes for it. She has nothing left to lose. She had just experienced an identical tragedy a few days earlier. She’s in tears.

Eric approaches her, comforts her as best he can. They will never leave each other again\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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