Walk of Stars: Science Fiction
Jul. 5th, 2009 08:09 pmShe was sent to rest among the stars, lying there in her cryogenic coffin under the paving stones, an ancient sleeping beauty waiting for a celluloid prince that had burst into flames and died along with his brief notoriety long ago. They would walk over the top of her coffin and point her out to their children as they went over the walk of stars, until endless footprints and carelessly dropped pebbles or soda cans or the abrasive grit of sand had scratched the surface of her coffin to opacity, and hers was just one more--
Inspiration: Michael Jackson's death.
Story Potential: High.
Notes: I say high because I really like this bit and the whole idea of the walk of stars eventually becoming more than just a metal plaque, even though this is more of an item in a story than a story itself. Maybe.
Inspiration: Michael Jackson's death.
Story Potential: High.
Notes: I say high because I really like this bit and the whole idea of the walk of stars eventually becoming more than just a metal plaque, even though this is more of an item in a story than a story itself. Maybe.