This week’s blog hop and six-sentence story was one I felt quite hesitant about, because every time I reread it, it somehow manages to become more and more depressive. I’m not entirely sure why—maybe it comes from writing for and while loops in university to the point of wanting to throw up—but if I had to sum this story up in one word… it would be “loopy.”
Musically, I’ve really been into the new release from one of my beloved artists, DIR EN GREY—Mortal Downer. It’s the kind of band I would recognize within half a second of a song; I think it’s beautiful when someone creates music for almost 30 years and, even though every album feels a little fresh and new, there’s still that something, even a tiny bit of that something, that makes you go "Ah, that's why I love them."
The weekly writing challenge is hosted by GirlieOnTheEdge, and you can find links to other participants’ work through the link-up.
Rules of the hop:
Write 6 sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
The link is live from Wednesday at 6:00 PM until late Saturday night.
Spread the word and support fellow writers!
PROMPT WORD: SHUFFLE
Six-Sentence Story - Shuffle. Cut. Deal
The reversed Eight of Cups, Eight of Swords, and the Hermit stare back at me on the burgundy velvet as the reader tries to tell me my fate based on a single draw.
Her words, however, seem to trail off into the sizzle of the incense beside me, and it feels as if time itself pauses.
"Can we do another spread?"
As if mocking my destiny, she draws the cards one by one and places them on the table: Death turned on itself, the Hanged Man, and the Hermit seemingly laugh at my desire for a second opinion as her interpretation rings in my ears like a broken record.
"Again!"
And just as I am sure this time the fate will be turned, she pulls just one card and waves Death in front of my face, her voice edged with annoyance: "The cards never lie, my child; I can shuffle and draw them again and again, but they will only ever show you the same truth."
Links to more of my work:
If you like reading stories: Six-Sentence Stories, Short Stories, Romance and All That, Dead Poet
Or poetry : On the margins of the First Draft
and more reflections than poetry: On the Margins of the Second Draft
My band "Chaos in Spring" can be listened to on YouTube, Spotify and other streaming services.
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