WRITING OBSTACLE

Write a short story in a genre which you are either uncomfortable or unfamiliar with.

Think about which characters and plot lines would be suitable for your chosen genre, and how you will modulate your tone, language and style so that you don't end up writing in your comfort zone!

The Black Blood Disease Part 1 (wolf story)

_#1_ _ā€œThe Forest Pack is stealing our prey, and even the forest seems to be starving. The trees are bare, and it feels like weā€™re being squeezed tighter every day. Every time I catch a scent of them, I want to rip their pelts off and run them out of our land! But I have to stay calm. Frost always tells me to think before acting, but I canā€™t stop my claws from itching.ā€_ _#2_ _ā€œLinaā€™s headache was bothering her again today. I told her to rest, but I donā€™t think she heard me. Itā€™s hard to focus on her when the world is so loud with hunger. I found some preyā€”finally. A squirrel, two birds, and a rat. Frostā€™s gonna be so proud! But I donā€™t know if I can fill all our stomachs aloneā€¦ the forest feels emptier every day.ā€_ _#3_ _ā€œLina snapped at me when I asked if she was ok. Sheā€™s never been like this beforeā€”why is she so angry all the time? I know sheā€™s hurting, but I canā€™t help her if she wonā€™t listen. I didnā€™t find anything today, and Iā€™m starvingā€¦ but when I came back, Frost said there was still some hope. I found a vole. I have to keep pushing through, for the pack.ā€_ _#4_ _ā€œLina attacked me today when I asked if she was ok. I never thought sheā€™d hurt me like thatā€¦ Frost says I should stay away from her, but Iā€™m not sure I can. I canā€™t just leave her like this. Sheā€™sā€¦ sick, and I donā€™t know what to do. I found a deer today. Me and Frost tracked it down and caught it. Finally, enough food for everyone. But when I look at Lina, all I see is a wolf thatā€™s fading away. Her furā€™s thinning, and her bones are starting to show. Maybe itā€™s just the scarcity of prey, but it doesnā€™t feel like that anymore.ā€_ _#5_ _ā€œI donā€™t think Linaā€™s okā€¦ I canā€™t shake the feeling that something is wrong with her. I donā€™t know how much longer she has before the disease takes her. I wish Frost could see it, but I canā€™t bring myself to say it out loud. Iā€™m scared. Iā€™m scared that one day, Lina wonā€™t be Lina anymore. And when that happens, will she come after me? Will she attack me too?ā€_ A few diary entries into the mind of Squirrel, a young wolf. Tell me if you want more!
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