C.E. Tidswell

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“Prometheus's Gift” by C.E. Tidswell

Submitted to Contest #88

Sometimes, when the sun was highest and the birds were at their hungriest, Prometheus half regretted stealing fire for the sake of humanity. Sure, the mortals had made good use of it. They’d told the greatest stories by the fire’s light and created the finest foods with its heat. In fact, the more time that passed, the more the humans became Gods onto themselves, all aided by his gift. But for every amazing creation, they made fifteen terrible ones. First, they burnt people, then they burnt villages. Then humanity discovered gun powdered and...

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