Amid the Black Sea
Hattie held the leaf high, watching as the blackened surface melted and crumbled, the wind snapping the stem and sending the remains twisting to oblivion. Her eyes focused beyond it: to the greenhouse stretching high above, its precious cargo of rare species now writhing beneath a sea of tiny black beetles. Hattie remembered the first watering of each plant trapped inside: her tears gave final succour to the earth below.
(c) Tim Austin 2016. Image by Sandis Helvigs via Unsplash.
A bit of a departure, here – I came across this https://only100words.xyz/2016/11/24/three-line-tales-week-forty-three/ on my travels and it sparked my imagination. Do visit Sonya’s blog – there’s plenty to enjoy!
One Word, One Story 
November 26, 2016 at 5:50 pm
This is a beautiful story! I was finally able to follow your blog just now. I could view it on my iPad, but not follow or comment. Don’t know why, but it works now, and that’s what counts. I’d love it if you’d write a story around the word recompense, and of course, I’d be happy to rebel og. 🙂
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November 26, 2016 at 6:00 pm
Hi Mary – thank you so much, and thank you for the word 🙂 I’ll write it up soon and let you know when it’s up! Tim x
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November 26, 2016 at 6:54 pm
Cool! I’ll look forward to it.
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November 27, 2016 at 6:51 pm
ahh! This was a very nice read.. 🙂
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November 27, 2016 at 9:22 pm
Thanks Parkas 🙂 Do take a glance around at the other stories on the site, if you’d like. I’m on the look out for new one word story titles too – perhaps you’d like to suggest one?
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November 29, 2016 at 7:38 am
I will head to blog soon and check out.. 🙂
Will be back on that soon.. 🙂
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December 4, 2016 at 12:49 am
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