Flash Fiction
The Call of the Faeries
We’re real and you need to take care of the Earth
Thanks to this flash fiction prompt: population growth by Mark Farrar.
Things were just fine in faerieland. You could still see faeries and friends gather to dance, laugh, sing and make art and music in the cities built of thought and fractal brilliance.
Things looked grim on this side of the veil. Most humans stopped believing in faeriekind long ago and began ignoring their message. That message is a warning now.
The humans were breeding irresponsibly and consuming like locusts. Great smoke stacks rose up over the land. Capitalists poisoned the soul of humanity.
The faeries wept.
Over time the humans became more and more enthralled with their toys. Too busy conquering the earth and dreaming of conquering other worlds. Most humans just ignored faeries when they would appear, choosing to repress this awareness.
The faeries updated their methods.
Beings would emerge from balls of light and take humans into another bizarre realm. This happened to many humans who spoke of being taken or of seeing the flying lights.
