Before Magellan, there was a man named Bernadez who, heartbroken from the death of his young bride, set sail from Equatorial Guinea towards Tierra del Fuego on a suicide mission to drop off the face of his flat earth.
Holding her rosary in his palm, he looked ahead at the mountainous glacier before him—a white light that would reunite him with his love in Heaven…
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“You’re telling me this island’s really a ship?” Reenie interrupted.
“When it hit the glacier, the ship flipped over, and the anchor chain wrapped around the hull,” Jacob continued. “Nature took over from there.”
word count: 100
—Nortina
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Imaginative and interesting 🙂 And yes, very believable.
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Truly imaginative take.
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I loved the imaginative take on this prompt Nortina, I thought it was excellent.
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Wow! Now that would take some doing for all those little protozoan coral critters.
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I can’t think how that could work but I enjoyed reading it just the same.
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I love the two parts to your story – before and after. Well told.
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well, okay then.
Randy
PS One hull of a story
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Very creative aproach, lovely story.
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You set a very good story/myth of love and death. I love the line “Nature took over from there.”
Great response to the prompt!
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Great, I loved that myth intro – very creative.
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Another very Jonathan Swift-ian idea. Wonderful.
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Dear Nortina,
Lovely story and totally believable.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It would not surprise me if there is an island like this somewhere. Never underestimate nature. Creative take on the prompt.
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What a lovely idea, and it sounds very plausible.
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Hah, Reenie is a girl after my own heart, always questioning, not taking cheek from anyone. Great story, a fun read.
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Well, Bernadez got his wish, although not via a flat earth. Clever structure.
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Very intriguing story indeed, and testament to true love.
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Ooh, nice one. We all know how those barnacles, lichen, and other sea-lifey stuff have minds of their own! 😉
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Magical idea!
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