(PHOTO CREDIT: MorgueFile May 2018 1421077743edokn) The piercing shrill of the alarm clock jolted him out of a pleasant slumber. Lazily slapping the alarm button to cut out the shriek, he slowly tumbled out of bed, stood and stretched both his arms upwards, all the while yawning with a mouth agape. It was Thursday. A day … Continue reading Borrowed Flow
Day: August 27, 2018
One Lonely Lantern
The muted and yellow glow of the solitary lantern hanging from a makeshift hook on the wall struggled in vain to pierce the unsympathetic veil of the dark. Vidya sitting on the damp and cold earthen floor of the thatched hut mechanically stirred the pot of boiling gruel with an old and twisted ladle that … Continue reading One Lonely Lantern
EXIT LIGHT
(Photo Credit: Yarnspinner) With a head feeling like a ton of bricks and every bone in the body creaking like doors in the Addam’s Family Mansion, Antonio made a feeble & futile effort to bring himself onto his knees. The beating had been severe, savage and spontaneous. Blows rained down upon him as fists made … Continue reading EXIT LIGHT
THE FLOATERS
PHOTO PROMPT © Carla Bicomong Each lambent lantern that floated past the invigorated humanity was given a name by my head racked by tumult and turmoil. It was a baptism of absolute significance. A christening that had to be done with great purpose lest one forget the 'floaters'. 'Hope' slowly meandered away in lockstep with … Continue reading THE FLOATERS