Today, I received my first installment, Rich Matrunick's flash fiction story "The Watchmaker's Gift." Mr. Matrunick has a lyrical writing style similar to mine own. In fact, the story would have worked well as a narrative poem with just a little tinkering.
The story is told from the POV of a turtle that was reanimated by a kindly old watchmaker. As his life literally ticks away, the turtle wonders what his purpose is. He finds out in the end (I won't spoil it here). The story causes the reader to examine his own mortality and whether it is best to ignore or embrace it. I loved it--seven rocket dragons.
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