Red Canary Stories

   Writing Prompt: Alone on a Deserted Island The Sailor awoke upon a hot, sandy beach with eyelids that had been sealed shut by crust. His body ached and was golden baked from the burning rays of the sun. His mouth was parched and his lips cracked from prolonged chapness. The confused Sailor wondered how long he had been out. "I must have been asleep for a long time?" He almost didn't recognize his voice due to the severity of hoarseness. "How on Mother Gaia did I even get here?" The Sailor was overcome with terror once he realized the grim gravity of his predicament. He was stranded on a deserted island.  The Sailor had no idea how he had arrived there. His hazy memories offered no answers either. The Sailor's boat or crew were nowhere to be seen. The squawking seagulls, the skittering crabs, and the dolphins were the only signs of life around. "This is a prank!" He said, straining to a stand. "This has got to be some cruel, sick prank....

  On June 25th, 2019, Judith Eleanor Jane vanished without a trace. Four years later, no one learned what happened to Judith, and her case eventually went cold. The woman's disappearance left Esme distraught. Every June 25th after the disappearance became harder and harder to deal with. Esme's mental and emotional well-being suffered as time went on. A part of her died when Judith vanished. Esme's love for her missing friend was intense; it practically bordered on obsessive at times. The two women had been friends for almost a decade. Life without Judith was misery of Esme. Her friend's absence created a void inside her heart. A void she could never close or fill with someone else. Judith went out with some of her work colleagues the night she disappeared. Esme had been invited, but she declined. She didn't want to share her time with Esme with other people. Secondly, Esme was a socially awkward person compared to Judith. She struggled to make friends or even engage...