It’s that time again, and the fun is on all over the blogosphere. Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for generating the fun which this Friday is supported by the ‘manly’ prompt provided by wonderful Douglas M. MacIlroy
My 100 words are below: Do feel free to critique and comment. I wrote this post last week for the FF but the power-rationing in my country and related poor internet connectivity prevented me from posting it on schedule. I just had to post it at all costs today though. 🙂 My story for this week’s prompt will come up on Saturday. I’m sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.
Stallion
Stallion woke up with a start, heart thumping wildly. It was pitch dark and perhaps that made him see the faint glow through the tiny split in door.
He felt a sense of dread at the sound of familiar ear-splitting cries accompanied by thuds. He had to act fast before the village was wiped out. Stealthily, Stallion felt his way out of the watch-post towards ‘Power’. Whispering to calm him down, he mounted the horse and rode away from the danger.
Daylight found them exhausted as they trotted to a halt in front of an astonished chieftain.
‘Bandits!’ Gasped Stallion as he slid down in a swoon.
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As he droned on, I blanked out, not wanting to hear his bitterness anymore. This will never stop, I realised with a sickening feeling, gazing out of the window.
Tuesday’s Child a memoir by Mary Ashun grips you right from the onset and sends you on a remarkable journey to her homeland Ghana where you are given a welcoming dose of all that is authentic, funny, mystical, poignant and spiritual about the Ghanaian culture.
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