Stephen Drivick's Blog - Posts Tagged "flash-fiction"

This is my twelfth entry in the A-Z Blogging Challenge for April. Today we look at the letter L – the Living.

I used to be one of you.

Now I walk endlessly from place to place that I no longer recognize unable to die and rest. I walk with a hunger like a giant hole in my body. A hole I cannot fill. I must feed. Hunt and feed.

I look down at my old clothes and shoes, tattered by months of exposure. Blood, my blood, dried into the fibers till it makes an ugly swishing sound when I walk. Clothes and shoes that I bought to be stylish, but that no longer matters.

I used to remember my family and friends. They have all faded to shadows. I can see the face, but the names are gone. Soon the faces will disappear.

I am so cold. So very cold.

I need to rest. I live a nightmare, and I can't wake up. I can only walk, hunt, and feed. Inside, I beg to be released. Someone let me rest.

I used to be one of you. I was once part of the living.

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Thought I'd try a little flash fiction for "L".