LJ Idol S11 Week 4: Impossible

Oct 25, 2019 14:36


Prompt: Impossible

She’s going to die.

Her vision starts to pulse and fade and she knows with certainty she’s seconds away from pulling that cursed involuntary gasp of seawater that will kill her, and she thinks, “at least I’m dying in the sea. I like the sea.”

Seawater rushes into her lungs and it tastes sweet. Satisfying. She breathes it. And then ( Read more... )

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adoptedwriter October 25 2019, 20:05:16 UTC
I enjoyed this. The present tense really "submerges" you into the story.

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kittenboo October 26 2019, 15:46:05 UTC
Very creative take on the topic!

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pixiebelle October 27 2019, 02:50:18 UTC
This was so much fun! I also wrote about shifters this week for impossible so I liked that part of it too. Great entry :)

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karmasoup October 27 2019, 06:49:43 UTC
I would not have expected a story like this, but I love it! ❤️

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rayaso October 27 2019, 23:38:33 UTC
I love the father's response: "Thought it might be that.” If someone tells me they've turned into a squid, I think I might have a little more to say. I also loved the ending.

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