I saw my first crocus pop up this past weekend. I hope you enjoy G.M.’s creative foray into a spring of the future.
pixabay image by Natan Vance
Written with Spring in mind for D. Wallace Peach-Myths of the Mirror, March Speculative Fiction Prompt.
“Final decomp term in 30,” vacuous voice of the program.
Static.
At over seven kilometres beneath the surface of the Laurentian Ocean an oyster gave up its pearl. It had always been a legend and of course there were the believers, the seekers and the nay-sayers. For thousands of years, but never proof. In the end it was a simple logarithm, an amplification.
“Return all secure one, descent in 30.”
Static.
“We’re about to enter the abyss,” tour guide interrupting the rote transcript.
The earthquake itself was memorable: the rift in the ocean floor revealed so much more. Not only the Lost City, but there was life. A form of life. Human was the ancient term. Once a year they burst from the seabed…
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What an energetic start!
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Thanks for the visit, Raimey. It was an amazing futuristic impression of a crocus blooming. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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Reminded me a little of A.I. Artificial Intelligence the movie… What a unique take!
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I haven’t seen that movie, Kevin, but it does have that hyper-science feel. Perhaps one day, a single crocus blooming will be a worldwide event. Thanks so much for stopping by to read. 🙂
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Fascinating…
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Thanks, Bette. It really is so creative. The world of the future? Have a wonderful week!
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Spring is just around the corner 🙂
Enjoyed this one!
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Thanks for the visit, Jacqui. It was so creative, wasn’t it? I hope you’re having a couple gorgeous days here. 🙂
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Love the mystery of the picture🌈
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Thank you, Ilona. There have been a lot of different stories coming through in response. 🙂
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Where can i find the stories?
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I’ve been posting 2-3 of them on most days since the start of the month. 😀 Any many more to come. I think I have over 60 responses so far. Thanks for checking them out.
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those i saw, i thought it was more somewhere else😁
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I like this one. You look at the image and you are expecting something darker.
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Thanks, Drew. I thought GM’s response was so creative. And yes, not as dark as many of the others. 🙂
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I haven’t read all the prompts for this month, but this is the first one that hasn’t a dark theme.
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There has been some variety, Jina, including a few humorous stories, but yes, most have been dark or dangerous, many with a glimmer of hope in the darkness. It’s been an interesting month! Thanks for the visit!
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My crocus are still dormant. Hopefully, they’ll be greeting me soon!
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I’m barely out of winter, Rob, but I was “down off the mountain” over the weekend and their spring is about 2-3 weeks ahead of mine. I hope you get some blooms soon, too!
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