'Decapitated' is Released!
Yesterday morning, my micro story, Decapitated got emailed out to countless subscribers and I was delighted. In case you missed it, here it is...
DECAPITATED
Copyright Christopher Elston 2006
I am unable to escape the wrath of the storm. I turn in time to see the metal projectile hurtle toward me -- large, square and sharp. When it hits me, I feel nothing.
The side of my head rests against the ground. I gaze up at the turbulent sky, oblivious to pain as I watch my headless body sway in tune with the wind, waltzing with the elements until, finally, it topples to the ground. I stare helplessly at the oozing stump where my head used to be attached.
Everything goes dark as I plunge into eternal darkness.
Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted the story got published. But when I read it after writing it six months ago, I thought to myself - I'm not as impressed with it now. Could this be because I'm improving and growing as a writer? The mind boggles...
DECAPITATED
Copyright Christopher Elston 2006
I am unable to escape the wrath of the storm. I turn in time to see the metal projectile hurtle toward me -- large, square and sharp. When it hits me, I feel nothing.
The side of my head rests against the ground. I gaze up at the turbulent sky, oblivious to pain as I watch my headless body sway in tune with the wind, waltzing with the elements until, finally, it topples to the ground. I stare helplessly at the oozing stump where my head used to be attached.
Everything goes dark as I plunge into eternal darkness.
Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted the story got published. But when I read it after writing it six months ago, I thought to myself - I'm not as impressed with it now. Could this be because I'm improving and growing as a writer? The mind boggles...
2 comments:
Yup, you're growin'...
The alarm bells would be ringin' if you were as impressed now as you were then. Everythin' moves on. What was excellent yesterday is merely very good today.
Tomorrow...
:o)
Don't feel bad, I had a similar thing happen with the hansel and gretel story I wrote early last year. I read it and thought, shit... my new stories are much more compitent than that!
By reading a few of your newies I can tell you've grown in leaps and bounds.
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