Oct 23, 2014 Original Short Stories
PHOTO PROMPT Copyright- The Reclining Gentleman
Genre: Realistic/semi-futuristic fiction
Word Count: 100 words
Rising Waters
©October 23rd, 2014
By Vijaya Sundaram
I like grey lakes, featureless skies, hint of human occupation … I mean, I am human … right?
We humans enjoy cutting down trees, cluttering the skyline, making messes … faking guilt about that, we put trash in bins, which we empty into landfills.
Approaching this bench, I think, living in this century can’t be all bad. Sure, that little island there was once part of the mainland, but hey, time marches on.
I’m happy. I owned the biggest oil company on earth. We made out like bandits. Now, we promote water power.
We own it all.
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Thanks, again, to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting Friday Fictioneers, and for the photograph prompt!
Alas, today, inspiration eluded me, so this is my second attempt.
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