Flash Fiction

Library Visit

Posted on 8 June 2020
library

A shrill scream pierced the silence in the library.

The librarian rushed towards the sound in the 590s.

Pressed against the wall was a wide-eyed girl, zoology books strewn in front of her.

‘Now really…’ began the librarian. She froze as the two-metre diamond python slithered towards her.

© Sanch V @ Sanch Writes (8 June 2020)

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  • Lilian Magill
    8 June 2020 at 10:09 am

    Really good.

  • Deborah
    8 June 2020 at 11:59 am

    As a snake-phobic that’s an image I won’t get out of my head quickly…. (also good reason NEVER to even look at pictures of snakes online or in books!)

    Great piece! x
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    • Sanch @ Sanch Writes
      8 June 2020 at 12:02 pm

      Thank you! I was inspired by the 2-metre python that visited my place when I lived in the coast – just before I moved. I think that was the final straw!! I am snake-phobic too and I think for good reason!!

  • Christine
    10 June 2020 at 3:19 am

    I love a librarian story. The detail about the 590s was brilliant. Nice job building tension in such a short story!
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    • Sanch @ Sanch Writes
      11 June 2020 at 5:38 pm

      Haha thank you…a bit of a nerd for the dewey decimal system

  • Jen Mierisch
    10 June 2020 at 11:11 am

    What a great scary tale! I love how you packed so much action into 48 words.

  • Margaret
    11 June 2020 at 12:18 pm

    I love the specific 590s and the proper librarian. Great story!
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  • Hema
    11 June 2020 at 5:58 pm

    Ooh now I want to know where the snake came from? One of the zoology books was alive? I hope you’ll expand this one.
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