Tuesday 14 August 2012

Five Sentence Fiction - Distance

Time again for Five Sentence Fiction. This time the prompt word is Distance.

Lillie McFerrin




Henry looked up with eyes caked in sand and the salt of dried sweat. He had been walking for hours across the sand and had now lost track of time and when he last ate. He looked at his wrist where his watch had been, almost forgetting he had exchanged it for the map from Saddiq at the Cairo market over apple tea and strong cigarettes. Henry had been told it was a long way and he should take a horse, but he had run out of money after buying supplies and water. Checking his compass against the map, he shouldered his pack and set off, the lure of riches and fame far more powerful than common sense. 


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Cheers,

W.

4 comments:

  1. Well done. We can taste the salt and feel the sand and the heat.

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  2. That last sentence is pretty brilliant, Dude. :-)
    Some Dark Romantic

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  3. Great set of five, Wayne!
    I truly believe that there are NO legitimate get-rich-quick-schemes... if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is... just some thoughts.

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