July 4, 2023, prompt: Write a story as a message from a feather in 99 words (no more, no less). Think about how the message is shared and from whom to whom. What kind of feather? How can you expand where feathers come from, like boas and down ski jackets? Whatever tickles your muse this week. Go where the prompt leads! See July 4: Story Challenge in 99-words for more details.
Messages From Above – by Hugh W. Roberts
A lone feather quivered in the attic’s cobwebbed corners, bearing a harrowing message from the netherworld.
It spoke of a cursed talisman begrudged by an evil spirit who craved mortal souls.
Its whispers echoed through the air at night, driving those who lived below to hear scratching sounds they were too afraid to complain about.
The more the victim put off grumbling, the more the lone feather transformed into a shadowy figure, hunting its next prey.
It warned all who dared hear its message; once entangled, escape was futile.
And those who contemplated complaining would die upon seeing it.
Read the last part of the story here.
Written for the 99-word flash fiction challenge hosted by Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch.
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