Copyright – Randy Mazie
Gravestones stood like frozen sentinels, watchful of the unknowns entombed underneath. The goat tethered to the tree gave a nervous bleat as it halted abruptly upon reaching the limit of its rope. That’s how the dead must feel like, he mused, bound to the vicinity of burial as their memories and mortal forms dissolve into dust. It was almost impossible to think, let alone write in the cemetery but everything reminded him of what he didn’t want to become– dead, forgotten… stuck in the hood. With fresh resolve, he concentrated his thoughts on his first novel– his ticket to immortality.
© 2013 K.Z. Morano
The Eclectic Eccentric 
Nice one! I like your idea of a ticket to immortality!
thank you 🙂
Another wonderful story kz! You’ve got so many wonderful ideas in that writing head of yours!
aww thank you 🙂
We, the fictioneers, also mark our place with words online to immortalize ourselves
true 🙂
I think words are golden and last long after we do
Very descriptive piece kz, loved the idea.
Dee
I like the parallel between the goat and the dead, the tethering is an excellent device.
SO, do you visit this goat for your ideas or does he just “butt in” to your head? 😉
Always a good story from you, KZ.
Really interesting take. Very good. Full of tenacity, determination, hope. Good stuff.
Pingback: Transfer Notice – Friday Fictioneers | Being the Memoirs of Helena Hann-Basquiat, Dilettante.
This is wonderful, darling. Your writing has been so strong lately — you are in the zone!
Dear KZ,
I like that he saw the novel as his ticket to immortality. Interesting musings in your take.
shalom,
Rochelle
You captured the emotions of a fledgling writer. Hope, determination, all of it. Nice.
Nice evocation of the writer’s mentality. Not that I plan to die ever, but I mean for everyone else!
lol thank you. and i don’t plan to die as well. ever. ^^
I really liked this – both concepts of ‘ticket to immortality’ and ‘being tethered to your resting place. Well done.
Vivid images here — and a great contrast of talking about the dead and ending with talk of immortality.
a great take on the prompt ! very well written
Love this!
Beautiful language!
you are honored by your writing colleagues with heartwarming encouragements you truly deserve… proud of you, Kz. your take on the prompt is filled with lyrical metaphors that pick on the imagination with much passion … great read!
Fantastic! What a great idea. Well crafted and moral – and pretty ingenious. I really liked that you took our morose dwellings upon the plight of the underclass and brought it up to where we are – all struggling for immortality.
Don’t we all crave the mantle he set his eyes on. The one book that will forever ensconce us among the literary immortals.
Good writing, kz. You captured the essence that drives most writers. We’d like to see our work (and name) become a living testament that we actually did exist.
Things like this are what motivate all writers I would guess. I love your description of the mood and feelings of the writer. It’s smooth writing and it flows so well. Great job!
The ticket to immortality…That’s all we aim at too. I love this story. Thanks for sharing
Wonder if one can be immortal on a blog
Dear KZ,
A great meditation on the motivation of writers. Loved it.
Aloha,
Doug
A cemetery would be quite an inspiring place to write, especially at night, with a flashlight. 🙂
Great, as always, KZ!
Scott
Mine: http://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/friday-fictioneers-71213-a-very-grave-nanny-pg13/
Just a very well written piece kz. I really enjoy your words and how you set your story up!
This is a very similar idea to that put forward by Margaret Atwood in Negotiating With The Dead. A really fantastic book if you haven’t read it.
haven’t read it. but i Googled it.. hmmn, i only read fiction, lol but i guess i could check out this book ^^
Masterfully written.
Hope your writer gets away. (On first reading I thought it was the goat doing all that deep thinking.) Really like ‘bound to the vicinity of burial as their memories and mortal forms dissolve’ – such a wonderful thought.
Nice job! This looks like a fun meme. Thanks for visiting my blog.