Fire & Ice: The August 2012 Blog Chain

Well, vacation is over and here I am. I had a great time and am ready to share some great memories—next week! This week my focus is on the Absolute Write’s August 2012 blog chain.

If you frequent my blog, you’ve no doubt noticed that one a month I participate in this chain, hosted by Orion_mk3/nonexistentbooks. Each month we [participants] vote on a topic and write about it. It’s fun, it’s exposing and it’s a great way to get to know the writing community. I absolutely recommend giving it a shot. You may just make some friends out of it!

This month’s topic is Fire & Ice. Here’s my submission, a two to three minute one-act. At the bottom of this post is a list of the other participants and links to their submissions. Please check them out. You’ll find some great reads as you do!

Fire & Ice

[LIGHTS UP. BILL WAKES UP ON A BED IN A RED ROOM. FIRE CAN BE SEEN OUTSIDE OF THE ROOM’S SOLE WINDOW.  A MAN HOVERS OVER BILL. BILL SITS UP.]

BILL:          “What happened?”

STRANGER: “You died.”

BILL:          “Who’re you?”

STRANGER: “Jim.”

        

BILL:          “Why are you here, Jim?”

        

JIM:           “I’m your devil.”

        

BILL:          “My devil? Does that mean…”

        

JIM:           “Yes. You are in hell.”

[BEAT.]

BILL:          “I just don’t understand this. I was a good person! Why didn’t I get into Heaven?”

JIM:           “Because you didn’t pick the right religion, Jim.”

BILL:          “What is the right religion?”

JIM:           “None of them.”

BILL:          “Then how do you get in?”

JIM:           “You don’t.”

BILL:          “This doesn’t make any sense.”

JIM:           “That’s because you’re dreaming.”

[LIGHTS OUT.]

[LIGHTS UP. BILL WAKES UP ON A BED IN A BLUE ROOM. THE FURNITURE IS MADE OF ICE. A MAN HOVERS OVER HIM. BILL SITS UP.]

JIM:           “Good morning, Bill.”

BILL:          “Jim?”

JIM:           “Yes.”

BILL:          “Where am I?”

JIM:           “Hell.”

BILL:          “Still?”

[BILL GETS UP AND WALKS AROUND THE ROOM.]

BILL:          But it’s freezing here.”

JIM:           “Of course it is. It’s hell.”

BILL:          “I thought hell was a lake of fire?”

JIM:           “That’s what they want you to believe.”

BILL:          “Why would they lie?”

JIM:           “Because, when you’re freezing, a lake of fire sounds pretty damned good.”

As usual it’s a bit out of left field, I know, but isn’t that par for the course by now? I hope you all are having GREAT Augusts. I look forward to catching up on some reading and learning all about what you’ve been up to. I’ll be back to my regularly scheduled programming next Friday. Until then, have a great week!

Best,

—R

LINKS TO THIS MONTH’S POSTS:

orion_mk3 - http://nonexistentbooks.wordpress.com (link to this month's post)

Ralph Pines - http://ralfast.wordpress.com/ (link to this month's post)

areteus - http://lurkingmusings.wordpress.com/ (link to this month's post)

Catherine Hall - http://theelephantinthetemple.blogspot.com/ (link to this month's post)

bmadsen - http://www.bernardmadsen.com/ (link to this month's post)

pyrosama - http://matrix-hole.blogspot.com/ (link to this month's post)

meowzbark - http://erlessard.wordpress.com/ (link to this month's post)

BBBurke - http://www.awritersprogression.com/ (link to this month's post)

writingismypassion - http://charityfaye.blogspot.com/ (link to this month's post)

wonderactivist - http://luciesmoker.wordpress.com/ (link to this month's post)

SuzanneSeese - http://viewofsue.blogspot.com/ (link to this month's post)

randi.lee - http://emotionalnovel.blogspot.com/ (link to this month's post)

Proach - http://desstories.blogspot.com/ (link to this month's post)

BigWords - http://bigwords88.wordpress.com/ (link to this month's post)

magicmint - http://www.loneswing.com/ (link to this month's post)

tomspy77 - http://thomaswillamspychalski.wordpress.com/ (link to this month's post)