I have had three or four failed attempts, but I’ve finally committed to one of Chuck Wendig’s flash challenges and last Friday’s theme was called “Ten Words Will Give You Five” - a random word challenge, where you had to incorporate five random words into a flash story. My words are undertaker, library, cube, dolphin and satellite. The result is the story “Self-fulfilling Prophecies”, in which I let loose a bit and just have fun with a few Bulgarian dimension jumpers on a job in the Library of Dead Books.
Here’s an image to set you in the mood. This wonderful piece “Library” comes from BDBros.
The cube hums and ignites on my palm, casting blue-bladed shadows across the spacious hall. Darkness parts but for a few metres to reveal shelves with their tops worlds above.
“People, you’re welcome to the Library of Dead Books.” Continue reading
