Remote Control

by Nnedi Okorafor

“You come at the king, you best not miss.” —Omar Little, The Wire

if there was one rule she lived by it was the fact that Stories were soothsayers, truth-tellers and liars.

And so she brought forth her light. When she did, all the seeds glowing in the soil brightened. She pushed her light to grow brighter. The seeds brightened some more. Then some more.

Then even brighter. And this time, she did it on purpose.