Friday, October 7, 2011

The Predator #100Words for #FridayFictioneers

Good morning to you! It's #flashfiction Friday and my newest efforts are below. I hope you enjoy it and enjoy the tastes of autumn that have arrived with the turning of the year.

As always, this is a 100 word snippet using the photo prompt. Title: The Predator

The sun has set behind the hills, but the sky still shows its taint of day.

Mists rise as if the ground weeps in relief for the reduction of heat with the coming evening. I wait patiently while the horses meander toward their warm barn in hopes of sweet hay and grain to supplement their grazing. My own hunger stirs as the light fades, darkening the trees from the hints of autumn splendor to shades of murky gray. I sense night’s cloak descending and my hunger demands more than horse blood. Tonight I will hunt my fellow predator, the human.

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4 comments:

  1. I managed to give my Dad chills with this one! :)

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  2. I like the shift from pastoral to predatory. Nice ending!

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  3. "I sense night’s cloak descending and my hunger demands more than horse blood."

    That was disturbing, haha. Nice job, Siobhan.

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  4. You've created a beautiful (and later haunting) story to go with the photo. I especially liked: "My own hunger stirs as the light fades, darkening the trees from the hints of autumn splendor to shades of murky gray."

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Comments are on moderation, so they'll become visible once I've read them. Words, words, words. I love them. Have you a few to lend?

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