The Sound of Deadlines
You all did Microcosm proud during my month of May…
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
I really like that quote by Douglas Adams! I spent some of my English A’level classes reading his work under the desk when I should have been pondering over what Jane Austen’s Emma was up to!
Once again, some marvellous stories came in for the prompt…
The first story in was from and it was showcased at the top of the magazine for the month. It’s a strong, haunting tale of the what ifs that often keep speaking long after a conversation ends!
You Heard It Too, Right?
He used to say my name like that when he was tired. When we fought and he didn’t want to fight anymore. Like an apology folded in defeat.
Once again, a difficult choice to put just one of the other stories in the spotlight. There were three possibilities — another strong writing month! But I chose this from . It is an intense, tightly wound story where control, memory, and the line between punishment and care all collide.
The Quiet Room
All my thoughts are screaming. My past, present, and future are howling. No one talks to me. They serve food by slipping a tray under the door.
Now here’s all the other mighty microcosm SOUND prompt stories:
- Urban Soundtrack — Juxtaposing noise and piloting purgatory —
- Not a Wedding Song — Some love stories echo long after the last note plays —
- Calling Anne — Beth rubbed the eczema on her wrist — it always flared up when she was upset —
- Screams Outside a Funeral — Our church protests one last time —
- Did He Really Hear What He Heard? — Say again? —
- Everyone Here is So Loud — Flash fiction —
- Beginning of the End — Final flight for Civilization —
- Silent Prayer — A story —
- A Crow Carried His Soul Into the Blue Sky — A grave isn’t always a private place — figments
Bitty bits
If you missed last month’s — Smell — stories, then you can find them showcased here.
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I will be back on the last day of the month with a new prompt for June… Until then —
THAT crazed girl improvising her music.
Her poetry, dancing upon the shore…
