Sooooo...I think I'm finally about to submit a fictional prose bit.

We'll see how far I get writing it.

Pretty much, it's called "The Crystal Ball", and it's a fantasy/psychological short story.


It's set in a fantasy world, and the two characters are named Frey and Jinn. Frey is a very good wizard, with the rare ability to control crystal, and who doesn't understand why other people want to hold on to anything. Jinn is an ancient genie from a magic ring, with a bouncing, boyish personality and an endearing desire to be normal.

The story is told in alternating time frames, with half the sections in present tense and half in past tense.

In one half, it tells the story of Frey and Jinn, and how they met and became friends, and what they eventually come to mean to each other.

In the other half, Frey is alone, and contemplative, and clings to the crystal ball (the only one he has ever created) and tries to hold on.

Eventually, the two halves will come together, and the connection will be explained.

It is a story about loss and letting go, and how to hold on to what is most precious.


(Let me know...)