The Absence Of Fear
50-word story
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1 min readAug 7, 2020
The coarse rope is taut around my neck. The crowd, spread out before the gallows, cries out for my death.
Strangely, I feel an absence of fear.
The priest-king steps forward, arms raised to hush the crowd.
“Release him. I have felt the presence of the gods. They demand mercy.”
This story is in response to Justin Deming’s prompt , “Absence” and “Presence” for August 7th.
Special thanks to Justin for the prompt.
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