Imagine an origin myth that somebody might use to explain an eclipse, or some other celestial event.

Posted in Fantasy on Apr 5, 2024

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“This Is What I Do, This Is What We Do” by Doux Ancolie

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Lying on the green grass, I drifted off to sleep, contemplating life beyond Earth. When I open my eyes, before me is the beautiful moon. Swirling prisms of glittering light were bouncing off my body, the spirit of love was so bright I raise my hand to protect my eyes. I am floating above the ground, looking around and I see other celestial bodies swirling and dancing, sending off sparkles of prism light.The Moon looks to her and tells her it is time for a wonderful love story. Feeling calm, she relaxes as the Moon begins to tell his love sto...

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“When the Sun and Moon Meet” by Joel Calor

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Oh scribes, oh fateful and dutiful sons of Dekia, goddess of time and space. Writers of the past, present, and future; determiners of fate,Relay unto me the story of the sun and moon. Tell of their love, their tragedy, their unwanted story.Share the permanent and repeating journeys both are cursed with.Speak now of Khoyur, the god of the moon, and Amarkti, the goddess of the sun. Amarkti, most cherished of Megax’s daughters was born from him alone first, Bringing light to the lonely darkness Dekia’s space provided. Cybara, second o...

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“Eclipse” by Jules Murphy

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At the very moment the sun broke over the horizon, the boy was born. His sister took longer, waiting it would seem for the very moment the moon moved its way across the sky to eclipse the sun. Years later, the midwives would share how the mother pushed and wailed, but only the child’s head came, until the very last moment of the eclipse when the tiny body followed. Indeed, the women marvelled at the children. The golden boy, strong and sunny of disposition, and his shadow of a sister who had appeared like a surprise, having until t...

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Imagine an origin myth that somebody might use to explain an eclipse, or some other celestial event.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 48 stories

“This Is What I Do, This Is What We Do” by Doux Ancolie

“When the Sun and Moon Meet” by Joel Calor

“Eclipse” by Jules Murphy

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story during a total eclipse — either natural, or man-made.

Write a story in which a character navigates using the stars.

People have gathered to witness a once-in-a-lifetime natural phenomenon, but what happens next is not what they expected.

Set your story in a world where astrology and the movements of celestial bodies deeply impact the lives of inhabitants.

Contest #245

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