Menu

Menu
Prompts
Contests
Stories
Blog
Directory
Contests
Magazine
FAQ

Annabel Annabelmoirsmith@gmail.com

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2024

Stories (1)
Comments
Library
0 Followers
0 Following

1 Story

18 karma pts

?

The Fiddler and the King

Submitted to Contest #284

As the old year passes into the wee hours of the new, James is passing over the Atlantic. The second hand of the gold watch he sports, still set to Dublin time, ticks all too fast past the forty-five second mark in a resolute march toward the future. He takes a sip of his vodka cranberry from the plastic cup on his tray and counts in his head - five, four, three, two, one. Midnight. It hits him dully, like a punch to the chest. The rotten year over. A new, rottener one just beginning.  James leans back to rest his head against the seat....

8 likes 2 comments 2
Read story