Finally the lamp fell.
It landed on the burnt earth in a puff of ash: a thump too quiet to break the silence. Remnants of the world that was fell like snow, drifting in paradoxical laziness upon the air. The child’s eyes were wide. Her tears hadn’t had time to congeal, much less fall.
“What is your second wish?” asked the djinn.
Alex Penland is a former museum kid. They spent their childhood running rampant through the Smithsonian museums, which kicked off an early career as a child adventurer. Alex has worked in the field with NASA scientists, linguists, and acclaimed photographers. Now a Pushcart-nominated author, Alex lives in Scotland while studying for a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. Their work has been internationally published in Metaphorosis and Interzone magazines. They can be found on social media @AlexPenname or on their website, AlexPenland.com.
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