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Microfiction: May the Fourth Be With You

My writing group did a challenge today for May Fourth and I wanted to share my story with you. I also dragged up some favorite Star Wars photos from over the years for fun.

Tomorrow I’ll have a recap of my book signing for you with lots of pictures. You guys, it was a full house! I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow. Have a great rest of your Sunday.

New Friend

In the shadow of an enormous fake moon, a child drags the top-half of a battle-droid through the dark red sand and into the home she used to share with her father.

“Roger, Roger,” it says again and again, the pitch changing as she lifts it, dropping it in an empty metal bowl.

“We’re friends now,” Skylara says, taking her helmet off. “So, no more fighting, okay?”

“I wasn’t programmed for this….” it whirs, its head swiveling, scanning the room. Dozens of incomplete droids lay scattered about—some discarded on the floor, others perched in makeshift cradles of cups and bowls.

“Hey everyone, meet our new friend,” Skylara says.

“Roger, Roger,” the droids reply, and the sound is almost loud enough to drown out the memory of her father’s screams. Almost. She’ll head back out in the morning to scavenge the battlefields once more.

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Photography: Wolf Moon

You’ve walked this trail a hundred times before. Usually, you have a hand to hold or a baby strapped to your chest. Tonight, you are alone. It’s not until you see milky clouds streaking across the sky you realize how weird the woods have become. A rabbit darts across the trail and the word “mad” comes to mind. We are all mad here.

Shifting your weight and shaking your head, you decide it’s the light causing everything to look wrong. Despite it being winter you feel warm and take off your jacket. A wolf howls nearby, but you aren’t scared. You listen as the sound echoes off the black skeletal trees. The branches reach toward the full moon. You feel yourself doing the same. You sway in place, moving with the wind. The moonlight feels good when it enters. Vast.

“As if you were on fire from within.
The moon lives in the lining of your skin.”
—Pablo Neruda

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When you fail to capture the full moon properly with your camera, you create something different. I hope you enjoyed these moody shots and let me know if you have a favorite. Although I promised myself no challenges this year, I’m going to photograph every full moon. Maybe I’ll get better.

These photos were taken with an Olympus OM-D and edited with ON1 Photo RAW.