A while back I got into writing Drabbles (100-word stories) I was lucky enough to have my first submitted story accepted and published on-line. I am not allowed to re-publish that story here but I can, however, post the other two that did not make the cut. (I am told because they did not follow the story criteria)
I really liked the constraint and challenge completing a story in one hundred words. It's something I want to take on again (and what better place then on Hive)
Anyway, I hope you enjoy these two Drabbles.
Born Again
An option you say - To live with my tainted memories for eternity or be reborn by the sins of past man. I know not the wickedness others have committed, but they can not possibly compare to my terrible deeds. This must be true for I... well what does it matter now?
yes, I choose to be born again. But how, by what magic does my body become whole and return to earth.
The specter smiles, "Get it right this time."
An intense cold light floods over me. Memories fade into pain and chaos and I hear cries, my infant cries.
The Muse
Even plied with wine the muse doth not leave my side. She speaks never ceasing, never resting. At first, It was a blessing. A thief crafting writings the gods themselves weep over. Yet her voice brings me to the edge of insanity.
I know not how to rid myself of her. And even if I somehow managed to cautiously craft a plan I could not trust my own sanity for it must be her placing those mad thoughts in my mind. Even now as I look down from the highest building, I know she'll be with me to the end.