Write a creation myth in 99 words, Charli Mills said. My love of mythology crowded my thoughts, but instead I wrote something more personal, a microcosm of the universe encapsulated in one struggle. I hope it pleases you and the good folks at https://carrotranch.com
How Ellie’s Life Began
Written by Kerry E.B. Black
Doreen’s life bled away on the gurney, seeping into sanitized linens. The doctor nestled a bundle of blankets against the cold. Doreen buried her face within, savoring the warmth, relishing the smell. Too young to die, yet passing with skill, Doreen’s tear-slicked vision blurred. Iron coated her palate, and dust clogged her throat. With trembling fingers, she peeled back a layer of blankets to reveal skin soft as a tulip. Here Doreen found immortality, here, in this tiny person whose eyes squeezed shut against the garish hospital and her mother’s death, this person whose birth brought about her death.
April 9, 2017 at 2:41 pm
Tragic and brilliant.
April 13, 2017 at 12:11 am
All mythology begins so with some piece of life continuing beyond the tragedy of death. The writing is beautiful, each word, each sentence working together. Water flows in this piece.
April 15, 2017 at 10:01 am
Hey Kerry! Don’t think I am becoming some stalker, I just have some time to catch up on visits until the sun comes up and I can start working outside. I take part in ‘Charlis Carrot Ranch weeklies too!
April 15, 2017 at 11:20 am
I have read some of yours!
April 15, 2017 at 11:44 am
Well you just never know huh?