Time glass galaxy
Is flipping, starting a new
Happy New Year, all!
I am having a great time catching up with my relatives in Germany, which made me think about how important time with the loved ones is for our renewal and recharging. Wishing everyone a great new year!
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Lana V Lynx
Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
@lanalynx.bsky.social
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Ditched - Index
This index is just for my subscribers. I finished and published this long story or short novella of 6,000 words recently. I tried to link all previous parts of the story in the next one, so if you went along you shouldn't have been lost. This index is just put everything in one place.
By Lana V LynxExclusive • 5 months ago
The Salt in her Voice
The myth says mermaids sing to lure sailors to their death. But why? The ocean is huge. Only 5 percent has been discovered by man. Why would a creature of the sea with that much space to roam ever care about the fate of men on ships? The answer, as it turns out, is not a simple one at all. The truth about the myth is older than the tides. Long ago before the first ship ever cut across the surface, the sea made a pact with the sky. The sky would take the souls of the drowned. Anyone who died in storms or any quiet accidents of the deep would have their soul lifted upward to the Heavens while the bodies would remain below, feeding the oceans endless hunger. The greedy sea however wanted more souls than the sky would claim. So it created mermaids. It gave them beautiful voices woven from currents and moonlight. It commanded them to sing. "Bring forth the ones who float where they should sink." it instructed them. So they did. They never killed out of malice but out of obligation. They sung to summon, not to seduce. A mermaid's voice could loosen the tether between the body and soul, making any man step willingly into the water. The sea would take the body and the sky would take the soul. Balance maintained.
By Sara Wilson7 days ago in Fiction
Comments (8)
Happy New Year to you as well!
Nice haiku and a great photo 💕💗💕
What a lovely perspective 😁
Great picture and haiku!
Hahahahahhahahahahahaha I'm so sorry but whenever I see Germany, I remember that a hospital is called a krankenhaus and I burst out laughing each time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 At first glance, that photo reminded me of a phoenix. And then I saw the hourglass. Loved your Haiku! So happy you've been spending time with your family!
Happy New Year, Lana!! Wishing you happiness, health and positivity for the year ahead! 🌟💓💌
I hope you enjoy every moment with your family. Happy new year
Happy New year to you as well! Great haiku!