Saturday, January 6, 2018

Flash Fiction - Greed

Greed 
The day he destroyed his violin, Jacob wandered through the museum, staring. So far from his home planet, everything looked strange.
In the courtyard, he came across delicate, frosted glass bones of the behemoths. Its wings had been transformed into sun-catchers. There was a musical instrument made from its sinews. Jacob plucked at a string. It sounded like bells. He plucked again, and this time heard singing. The sound was never the same, and it was always achingly beautiful.
On the plaque, it said, “Behemoths were exterminated for their sinews, which are used in musical instruments all over the galaxy.”

Photo prompt  © Roger Bultot

From Rachel Wisoff's blog prompt for Flash fiction

No comments:

Post a Comment

Picasso's Lovers by Jean Mackin

  This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions . Jeanne Mackin will award a randomly drawn winner a $25 Am...