Flash Fiction #211 – Upon the Dusty Bookshelf

Flash Fiction #211 – Upon the Dusty Bookshelf

The author’s magnum opus was within reach.

His universe of infinite moving threads had taken on a life of its own;

his characters were like his children.

But before he could conclude his epic tale,

the author died.

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And with the silence of his pen,

the universe he poured his heart and soul into-—our universe—came to a standstill.

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Galaxies,

stars,

planets,

and all their inhabitants are suspended in time,

anxiously awaiting a hand

that will guide the tale of the universe

to its rightful conclusion.