Friday Fictioneers – Other Realms

~ Neil MacDonald
PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot

This realm is not the only one. So says old Fergus. “Is this supposed to be news?” I ask derisively. “Have I not trekked over high mountains and through raging rivers to the land of the Karmon?” But Fergus explains, with a patient laugh, that he wasn’t referring to journeys across the earth, but rather meant journeys up and down. When I seem confused, he adds, “Into the heavens and down to the underworld.”

“Do the spirits in the sky also dream of travelling?” I ask.

“Of course,” he says. “They crave the substance of meat and the mirth of beer.”

Of the realm of the dead, we spoke not.

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28 thoughts on “Friday Fictioneers – Other Realms”

  6. Yes, I’d hate to think this was the only realm. I’m coming round to the idea that this might be some sort of a punishment realm… though that’s only come upon me lately. I too liked the last line. Well done.

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  8. Oh this is marvellous. A chat between mates. Things to ponder. I do wonder what turns the conversation might have made if they had discussed the realm of the dead. But a great line to end it on.

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