Two ultra-short fictions written in response to images.
Part I — Before the Crown
A pupil who refuses limits reaches for the forbidden.
The act fractures the flame and forces the guide away.
What is taken cannot be undone.
→ Read: Before the Crown
Part II — The Missing Crown of Freedom
A figure burns upright in fire, crowned by what remains.
Stars gather without loyalty. Comets pass without pause.
His reign feels endless yet ends without witness.
→ Read: The Missing Crown of Freedom
→ Read Both: Crown Of Flames
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Author’s Note
A short note on the practice of writing ultra-short fiction from images, shaped by attention and the creative challenge.
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