Week 12 Story Lab: Microfiction: Two More Fictional Stories
The Survival Instinct Fighter ( David Suarez on Unsplash ) As her assailants dragged her into the white van, three thoughts flashed through her mind. The first was in the voice of her self-defense coach. "You have to want life in that moment. Your will to survive must be stronger than your fear of death." The next was her father's. "You gave up too early. That's why the other girl won--you need to push all the way to the finish line." The final one was her own. "You are valuable, and you deserve to live." Hot blood lit her limbs on fire. And she fought with everything she had. Echoes of a Child Birthday cake ( Caterina Berger on Unsplash ) She made birthday cake, chocolate flavor, just the way he liked it. What she didn't know: this year, her son would never come home again. Author's Note: The first story, "The Survival Instinct," is a drabble, a 100-word story. Although it draws on lessons that I've learned about a s
