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fiction_drabbles2009-05-09 10:44 am
meoryn) wrote in fiction_drabbles2009-05-09 10:44 am
Entry tags:
Slave
Title: The Slave
Challenge/Prompt: Symbol
Original Fiction or Fanfiction: Original Fiction
Characters/Pairings: Jacob
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: My own work.
Summary: The pattern tells the tale.
Author's Notes: I took the word literally in this case but there's also a subtle meaning with the chain. 100 words is a lot tougher than I expected!
“Can you read it?” the man’s long fingers traced the pattern on the hard ground. Jacob knew the mark. As a young boy, he had watched his best friend branded with the same mark on the back of his hand. He could still smell the taint of burned flesh on the air and hear Aaron’s strangled cry.
He shook his head. The man studied him for a moment longer than he liked. With a grunt Jacob took for assent, the man rose and continued west, the long chain tied to his neck urged him forwards, a reminder of his slavery.
Challenge/Prompt: Symbol
Original Fiction or Fanfiction: Original Fiction
Characters/Pairings: Jacob
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: My own work.
Summary: The pattern tells the tale.
Author's Notes: I took the word literally in this case but there's also a subtle meaning with the chain. 100 words is a lot tougher than I expected!
“Can you read it?” the man’s long fingers traced the pattern on the hard ground. Jacob knew the mark. As a young boy, he had watched his best friend branded with the same mark on the back of his hand. He could still smell the taint of burned flesh on the air and hear Aaron’s strangled cry.
He shook his head. The man studied him for a moment longer than he liked. With a grunt Jacob took for assent, the man rose and continued west, the long chain tied to his neck urged him forwards, a reminder of his slavery.
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I feel the exact same way as you. I used to write a lot of flash fiction that I submitted to an e-zine which had a word limit of 500 words or less. That was a great experience and taught me a lot about starting and ending a story within a limited timeframe. It certainly helped me to downsize my cast and plot to a smaller scale.
Thank you. I loved your piece as I said on your post and will look forward to seeing what else you come up with.
Hope you don't mind I subscribed to your journal.
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Sorry it took this long to respond!
Thank you again - your writing is lovely, too, and I do look forward to reading more!
And absolutely no objections to the subscription. Hope you don't mind that I reciprocated - with genuine interest :)
I've just been so very excited about things since I got to DW. The people I've had the pleasure of dealing with have just made the experience so positive that I'm on a high. I hope it lasts!