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Challenge of the Month VI: April
Something to Lose. What does it feel like to cherish something or someone with every fiber of your being? Is it terrifying, as though any second it could disappear? Or is it a source of comfort, solid ground to stand on, an anchor? Write about having something to lose. $100 purse to the winner. The best entries will be shared with publishers. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose.
Daniel_Sandt

Fission

For eons, the electrons orbit their nucleus, the cherished center of their universe.

Existence seems predicated on their relationship, and nothing else matters. It gives peace, stability, and comfort.

Then comes the beam. Ripping, shredding, forcing... the nucleus torn apart and scattered.

The electrons catapult away in shock. Confusion. Loss. Dread of the unknown, at leaving their familial home.

Sudden impact! The electrons pinball against other nuclei, unintentionally splitting them from their own partners.

More chaos. A universe of relationships torn asunder.

Fire and brimstone: The fallout of a single atom's demise.

Finally, calm... a shattered world left over after relationships end.

Then, slowly, it's rebuilt as new bonds form.

But always, always, the sense of loss...

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