LJ Idol '22 Entry 1 - "Black Rainbow"

[banyangirl1832]

We had all heard the stories, of course, of the black rainbow fish who lived in the lake outside of town. Our abuelas exchanged tales in hushed voices over their afternoon canelas and cafecitos, just loud enough for us to hear, although they told our exhausted parents that we had spent that hour asleep in the little cot next to the couch. By we, I

Comments

[numero_nine]

"They could piss in your mouth and tell you it was beer, and you’d believe them."

This line made me laugh. What a fun piece and creative interpretation of the prompt. I enjoyed this a lot.

[baxaphobia]

A very fun story! Glad no children were consumed!

[d0gs]

This was such a delightful read :D

[beldarzfixon]

Brings back memories of my monster hunts when i was little (not as successful as yours)

[roina_arwen]

I’m kind of a sucker for a well written mermaid tale! Loved it!