The only problem with the daily writing prompt at Flash Fiction Chronicles is the order the words are in. Any order at all is a problem, or can be. When the string of ten ends in MOON-ISLAND it becomes impossible for me to think of "moon" or "island" as independent concepts. There is now, in my head, indelibly, a distinct location by that name, "Moon Island," and I desperately want to go there. Thanks awfully, Flash Fiction Chronicles!
The combination of "train" and "skeletal" put me in mind of Amtrak's "City of New Orleans" route. Between New Orleans and Hammond, Louisiana, you'll round the western side of Lake Pontchartrain, slowing down to enter "the longest single railroad curve in the United States" high above the water on rickety-seeming wooden trestles. First time passengers tend to get nervous. (Experienced passengers play "spot the alligator.")
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Moon Island: A Traveler's Guide (Excerpt)
Short StoryTravel by train to delightful Moon Island! You'll never want to leave. Some visitors never have.
