Hello Readers, Writers, and Precious Patrons and thank you
for visiting All Authors Blog. For the next two weeks, we will be meeting the
participants of the third installment of the Concordant Vibrancy collection, entitled “Lustrate”.
Today, we present Da'Kharta Rising, who will discuss why she decided to participate in Lustrate,
along with a small excerpt from her work.
What inspired you to be a part of Lustrate?
Inspire may be a bit too strong of a
word. I was actually threatened bodily harm if I didn’t participate this time
around. No, I’m just joking.
Seriously, though, a few cats missed
“me” (of all people) when Vitality
came out and asked if I was going to be a part of this one. Since I have been
more in “anti” than “social” mode, I figured “Why not?” just to switch the
tide.
The name of my contribution is “The
Bunny”. It is about the act of checks and balances placed in alignment by an
unlikely source.
Excerpt from “The Bunny”
Today was a day when the angels on earth played. Not a cloud
interfered with the hue or expanse of the sky. The sun tap danced on the pores
of one little girl taking the scenic route on the way to school.
Eden trekked carefully—holding a steady pace, not allowing much
dust to get on her brand new red shoes. It was almost a direct match to the
color of the hearts which decorated the puffed sleeves and bottom ruffles of
her white dress. Not to mention an adorable complement to the lace
ruffles on her ankle socks.
Every so often, one of the shoes—mainly the left one—got untied.
Normally, she would just leave it, but her mother’s words of caution altered
that tendency. If there was an image associated with accident prone, it would
be Eden’s. She got that from her father, or “sperm donor” she’d often overhear
her mom mutter. Eden had not seen him in many years.
Eden was fixing her loafer for the umpteenth time when she saw
him. Well, she assumed it was a he. It was hard to tell. The bunny sat
in the middle of the pathway.
She finished tying the shoelace and came closer. The bunny
remained still. His head tilted to the side, as if he were examining her. Eden
was fascinated. Most cottontails fled at the sight of a human. Not this bold
specimen.
As the gap closed between them, a puff of wind stirred his brown
fur. Eden’s gaze fixated on the bunny’s nose—light brown with splashes of
carnation pink. It twitched excitedly.
If I didn’t know any better, I
think the bunny wants to be touched. This thought made Eden
chuckle and her hands stretched towards him before caution could stall her
movements.
Eden’s impromptu aggression stimulated the bunny’s instinct—the
instinct to flee. Baffled by the mixed signals, Eden followed him, tossing away
her mantra to be careful with the new wardrobe.
Eden was fast yet the bunny was faster. The chase was a tease at
times. The bunny often let Eden get within victory, then accelerate his feet.
“Bunny … wait,” Eden panted, putting one hand over her chest and
the other on the tree, to steady herself.
For more
of The Bunny and other contributions
in Concordant Vibrancy 3: Lustrate, rush
and acquire on January 17th.
Oh, and although I’m not in it, please show support by grabbing a
FREE copy of Concordant Vibrancy 2:Vitality. Rumor has it that there’s not many days left in the promotion—two
days, if that!
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