Gift from the Sky God
It's important to learn new things.
Oogh peered at the ominous black sky from the relative safety of his cave, watching the brilliant sky snakes arcing across the heavens. A blinding flash and deafening crack forced him to retreat as several sky snakes shattered a nearby tree. Baby snakes eagerly fed on shattered tree limbs. Oogh summoned his courage and hesitantly approached the devastation. He felt warmth as he advanced, but pain when attempting to touch a snake. He picked up a long branch with a glowing snake on one end and returned to his shelter. Oogh would stay warm tonight.
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Mark Gagnon
My life has been spent traveling here and abroad. Now it's time to write.
I have three published books: Mitigating Circumstances, Short Stories for Open Minds, and Short Stories from an Untethered Mind. Unmitigated Greed is do out soon.
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Comments (4)
Wow Mark! This was great, I love the imagery and narration on this one! The perspective of a caveman when they discovered fire, so brilliant! 💜
Sky snakes! Wonderful imagery- as always. How man discovered fire. Absolutely love this.
Hi Mark ~ With all of those slithering 'Snakes' all I can say is "Step-High" Jay Kantor, Chatsworth, California 'Senior' Vocal Author - Vocal Authors Community -
I liked it. Reminiscent of the start of 2001 A Space Odyssey in a small way. 💙Anneliese