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
I have spent most of my life traveling the US and abroad. Now it's time to create what I hope are interesting fictional stories.
I have 2 books on Amazon, Mitigating Circumstances and Short Stories for Open Minds.
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I am an only child, as were my parents, which meant unless I eventually have children, my lineage ends with me. Some of my classmates thought it was great to be an only child because I received my parents’ full attention while they had to share everything with siblings. What they didn’t realize was if I did something wrong, there was no one else I could blame. It wasn’t until both my parents passed away within months of each other that I realized what being alone truly meant.
By Mark Gagnonabout a year ago in Fiction
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