‘Genius in a Bottle’ Prompted Writing Challenge
Piercing Darkness
GiaB writing prompt #15
Alone in the dark.
A scratch and then a flare. Light
embraces me now.
Our very lives are born of light. It is as required for our existence as oxygen and water. We developed the special sense of sight upon the availability of light. Everything we see is carried upon light. Light, it would seem, shapes our very existence.
It’s a wondrous phenomena that has seduced scientists and artists alike with equal measure.
It is both a functional feature when trying to create more visibility in a dark space, as well as a decorative feature adding warmth and beauty to a room.
This topic was inspired by the meals I enjoyed at Gee’s Restaurant in Oxford, UK. Gee’s is an iconic glasshouse Victorian conservatory built in 1897 for the Gee family and was originally used for the sale of plants and flowers. In 1982, it was re-purposed as a restaurant.
As a student there, I would sit alone, staring through the glass walls and ceiling, at the depth of the night sky blue. Illumination at Gee’s is achieved through soft, warm yellow, fairy lights that play in the darkness like fireflies. The tealight candles on the…
