Even among the thousands of tomes that lined the walls, this one stood out. It hummed with the promise of secret power. He opened the cover and drowned in its madness.
This story is for the weekly challenge by Sonya to create a three line story based on an image. Photo by Glen Noble.
Love your line ‘drown in its madness’ Fantastic 🙂
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Drowned in its madness – a great line!
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For me, the standout line is “the thousands of tomes that lined the walls” – begs to be said out loud with the alliteration and assonance. Great lines, glad to have you back this week 🙂
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Love the transition that you forged going from the books to the single tome’s impact!
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Thank you for the nice comments, everyone!
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Oh, this is good. And I’m still feeling a tingle down my spine and the hair raised on the back of my neck as I type this response. Nicely written and compelling!
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Very nice. Great imagery in a compact tale.
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One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others. – Lewis Carroll
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