Wednesday 2 October 2013

Rebirth

Here's another drabble I penned for 101 Fiction's first issue. Titled Rebirth, I think I decided it was too vague, too... intangible, even for me. Don't get me wrong, I really like it in some ways, it just didn't make the grade when put up against Seasons.

But, if I may bend your ear for a moment first... Speaking of rebirths, I'm going to say this out loud, in the hope that it will prove a catalyst to galvanise me (and other such abused scientific terms) and my fingers into tappity tapping away. Specifically, I need to get back to my short serials, Rise and Alpha, both of which have stalled somewhat.

Less specifically, I just need to get writing again. I'm in the middle of a short story that is experiencing issues, but I can see its potential and it's for a really good cause, so I really want to get it written, and written well.

I should learn my lesson and just write my own things. When I feel beholden (curiously, I was in the same position this time last year), then I don't feel I can put it down and go write something I'm more enthusiastic about, which basically means nothing much gets written at all. Bad all round.

But I promised a story, so a story you shall have. The observant amongst you will see that it shares a similar line with one of the last drabbles I posted, but it's a good line, and it fits. ;)

Enjoy.

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Rebirth

Everything burns.

That wondrous hungry crackle roar. That glorious dance.

I have died a hundred times. Little deaths, of heart and mind. And through fire I am born again, in beautiful purging absolution.

In time, the quiet inner flame flickers afresh. And I find someone new to nurture it, to tenderly tend to it, to share its warmth. Until they depend on it, drain it, and I feel it falter, fail, and die.

Well, then it will be time to set the world ablaze, to set footsteps in ash.

Everything burns. And each time, a little less of me returns.


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6 comments:

  1. Peter Newman3 October 2013 at 07:07

    Hey John,

    I'd like to see how your serial experiment pans out (especially Alpha). It's easy for things to stall and then to kind of forget what it was like to write regularly or when the words flowed like water. But its worth getting back on the horse. Good luck with your own rebirth!

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    1. John Xero4 October 2013 at 16:59

      Thanks, Pete. =)

      I like Alpha, and I have loads of ideas for it (more than Rise, which is just a vague direction), and yet I find it the hardest of the two to write...

      I think we'll have a flashback chapter next... Thom and Adam's first meeting. Maybe. ;)

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  2. Sandra Davies3 October 2013 at 20:46

    John - how about continuing to develop your serial on Prediction Fiction as you used to - it's a bit echo-ey over there at times, and your writing much missed.

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    1. John Xero4 October 2013 at 17:00

      You know what, that's a good idea. I'll see if I can get back to it, it's a good habit to have. Thank you, Sandra. =)

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  3. Steve Green5 October 2013 at 11:29

    Hiya John, I've just had a bit of a catch-up on your works, doing a bit of back reading.

    I do like this one, I don't always understand your stories100%, especially the very short ones, but I always enjoy the beautifully poetic wordflow.

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    1. John Xero9 October 2013 at 12:30

      Thank you, Steve. =)

      I think sometimes the shorter works drift deeper into imagery and further from literallity (should that be a word... ;) ). Glad you enjoyed the words though, I guess in a way these are sometimes a happy place I find between prose and poetry. =)

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