Friday, April 3, 2015

A to Z: C is for Castaway

For A to Z 2015 I will be posting flash fiction, all random, all the crazy musings of a crazy mind. Hope you like them.
 
C is for Castaway

Day 8: Rest of the plane finally washed away. Was able to get as much off as I wanted before it did, although the hull would’ve been nice for a shelter; right now am making due with a make-shift tent from the parachutes. Keeps the bugs out, anyway. All in all, doing fairly well; all things considered.

Day 10: Haven’t seen any animal signs on the island. Not sure if that’s a bad thing or not. Plenty of fruit though; and fish. They practically swim right up to me; like they aren’t scared at all.

Day 14: Walked around the island today. Didn’t see another living thing.

Day 20: New shelter is up. Made sort of tepee out of some fallen trees and covered it all with the parachutes. Should work for the short-term.

Day 22: Saw a boat today. It didn’t stop.

Day 45: Still no living things. Fish have moved on. The Silence is here now.
 
-Mel

23 comments:

  1. Oooo. You can say so much in so few words. That last sentence has punch.

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  2. An excellent post and most interesting.

    Yvonne .

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  3. This was like reading Chuck Noland's diary, if he ever wrote when marooned on that island! Good one :)
    Hope you are having a great time reading, writing and networking with co-participants of the A to Z Challenge. Cheers :)
    Co-Host AJ's wHooligan for the A to Z Challenge 2015

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  4. That silence would drive me mad.

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  5. And eerie place to be all by oneself...

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  6. Visiting from A/Z. I first thought "oh good, fish to eat" until reading later that the fish had moved on. Hopefully still fruit there. nicely written!

    betty

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  7. I love the brevity of these statements. Just the way someone with few resources would handle their thoughts.

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  8. Getting stuck on an island would freak me out. I'd rather deal with zombies. :)

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  9. Oooh, I like this theme! The idea of being stranded on an island sounds pretty good...until that very last line. *shudder*

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  10. Awesome job, Melanie. Such power in such a small amount of words!!!

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  11. Perfect. After the first hectic making sure of survival, the loneliness settles in.

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  12. Great flash. You give hope and then yank it away.

    ~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
    Member of C. Lee's Muffin Commando Squad
    Story Dam
    Patricia Lynne, Indie Author

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  13. Just found you today and I think I'm gonna have to come back for some other letters, good story!

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  14. Oh dear. I'm quite worried about him.

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  15. If it's always darkest before the dawn, what happens after the Silence? I'm getting a *YIKES* feeling. And I love it! :O) Very engaging, Melanie! Shared to G+

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  16. Your flash fiction is one of the main reasons I'm enjoying A-Z this year!!

    Random is an understatement... and how come there's silence.... Does Wilson show up? :)

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  17. You have such a talent of taking just a few words and weaving them into a gripping story--leaving readers wanting more. You, temptress, you!

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  18. I love the last line. Such a simple, yet profound statement. A really enjoyable story, thanks. :)

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  19. So simple, yet effective. You captured the feelings perfectly.

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  20. This has a profound feeling to it, loneliness.

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