Yeah Write #21: The Walking Stone (#flashfiction)

Photo: National Geographic

Photo: National Geographic

Left, Huh! Right, Hoh! A hundred voices repeat the rhythm. Devotees heave ropes taught. The megalith rocks, it falls, it waddles — its 5-ton balance engineered by masons’ precision. Darkness comes to the ancient road. By the bridge, a Moai god waits eternally.

5 comments on “Yeah Write #21: The Walking Stone (#flashfiction)”

Joe Ormerod
January 27, 2016

I wondered if someone would take the raising and run with it, you did, and well!

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- Laissez Faire
  January 27, 2016
  
  It was a tough microstory! Thanks for the compliment!
  
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Ruby Manchanda
January 28, 2016

That is such an amazing take on prompt

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- Laissez Faire
  January 28, 2016
  
  Thanks. It’s partly based on a true experiment done about the Easter Island stones.
  
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jhiabeys
January 28, 2016

What a marvel that humans could once do such things. I love this stuff! Now I need to read up on the Easter Island stones.

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This entry was posted on January 27, 2016 by Laissez Faire in microstory, writing, Yeah Write and tagged 42 words, creative, easter island, flash fiction, image prompt, microstory, moai, writing, writing challenge, writing prompt.

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