Dylan Hughes hosts the First Line Friday challenge on alternate weeks to Jim Adams Musical challenge.
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Your line for this week is:
One by one the lights of the city block winked out, the dark coming ever closer.
One by one the lights of the city block winked out, the dark coming ever closer.
The dark was not night.
The lights were not being switched off, they were being absorbed.
The chill in the air was not a breeze off the water.
Inside homes and businesses, television screens and computers died, people collapsed at their desks, in their armchairs and beds.
The steady thrum of electrical appliances ceased in the stillness.
All energy was being extracted, in whatever form, from whatever species.
The Dark was a living entity, forever searching for enlightenment.
It destroyed everything in its path, but the instinct to survive kept it going.
It was negative energy, and the more light it consumed, the darker it became.
There was no escape.
This truly was the end, as one by one, the lights winked out and the world was plunged into darkness.
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I am a retired number cruncher with a vivid imagination and wacky sense of humour which extends to short stories and poetry. I love to cook and am a bit of a dog whisperer as I get on better with them than people sometimes!
In November 2020, we lost our beloved Maggie who adopted us as a 7 week old pup in March 2005. We decided to have a photo put on canvas as we had for her predecessor Barney. We now have three pictures of our fur babies on the wall as we found a snapshot of Kizzy, my GSD when Hubby and I first met so had hers done too.
On February 24th 2022 we were blessed to find Maya, a 13 week old GSD pup who has made her own place in our hearts. You can follow our training methods, photos and her growth in my blog posts.
From 2014 to 2017 'Home' was a 41 foot narrow boat where we made strong friendships both on and off the water. We were close to nature enjoying swan and duck families for neighbours, and it was a fascinating chapter in our lives.
We now reside in a small bungalow on the Lincolnshire coast where we have forged new friendships and interests.
That negative energy is much worse than dark energy.
Horrible thought though
Eerie!
This is truly scary 💜
Yikes.
Oh this is a dismal ending. Well written Di
Thanks Sadje.
Of course!
This sounds like the wind up to a really scary SciFi dystopian novel! Love it!
Thank you.
Wow, this was great!
Thank you!
Looks like great minds think alike, P. Nice piece.
Thanks Ted.
Just nipped over to have a read and I can’t like it, but I did!!
Absolutely fantastic! A fabulous piece of (ahem) dark fiction, and a fabulous metaphor for the new Dark Ages. All the technological advancements known to humanity cannot penetrate the darkness of a closed mind.
~Cie from Readers Roost~
found your duplicated comment.
Sorry if this is a duplicate comment. WordPress likes to make me repeat myself.
Absolutely fantastic! A fabulous piece of (ahem) dark fiction, and a fabulous metaphor for the new Dark Ages. All the technological advancements known to humanity cannot penetrate the darkness of a closed mind.
~Cie from Naughty Netherworld Press~
Thanks Cara. Can’t see another comment from you and I check my spam every day so it wasn’t in there. lad you liked my take on the prompt.
Awesome …..
thank you!