The Torch | A 100 Word Story
#520 Ancestors | Oracle of Secrets
Today on Erica Drayton Writes, the Prompt is history!
Write a 100 word story.
And tag me if you take up the challenge.
TRANSCRIPT
I gripped the stick in my hand tighter as the wind picked up around me. I listened to my family, friends, and neighbors chanting and wailing to the heavens as a cloud rolled past the full moon.
My mother, a tear in her eye, looked down at me and gently squeezed my shoulder. Her signal to me that now was the time. And as I walked towards the flames, my stick ignited, becoming a torch!
Steadily, I turned to face a mound of sticks twice my height. My father laid to rest. I lowered my torch and sent him home.
The Ancestors card speaks to a history of influence. It’s certainly no secret that many cultures revere those who came before us, nor is it a mystery why they do. Looking to the past for why things are the way they are now is natural.
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You have touched a hallowed space in your writing. So much in just 100 words, Erica! Compelling.
I look forward to your 100 word stories.