As I explained in my previous post, I’m going to be posting some writings produced from prompts from Cat Rambo’s weekly writing games.
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Prompt: A tiny ocean is in a Turkish garden. A woman writes a notebook about it.
Writing time: 10 minutes
It makes me wonder how many of these things there are, around the world. If it hadn’t been for the owner’s unusually observant nature, this would too could have just slipped by, unnoticed.
You often hear of sinkholes, and they’re always measured in units of largeness. Cubic metres, or the width of the White House or the length of an American football pitch.
But this… this tiny ocean contains, as far as my instruments can determine, all the things you’d expect to find in a normal-sized ocean – fish, islands, coral reefs, whales, icebergs, even… but all microscopically tiny.
“It leads to some interesting questions, does it not?” says Professor Yavuz, shoving his hands deep into his pockets as he paces back and forth across the lawn.
I lean back in the flimsy folding chair and rubbing my aching neck.
“It does indeed. I’ve just discovered a shipwreck.”
[In case you’re wondering, that gorgeous bowl is by Ilka Abbé, price 75€.]
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