[NFB_of_Georgia] Short Story Practice For Writing Contest

[Wayne]

Good start, I like your creativity Dorian, look forward to reading more And  seeing how the rest of the story develops, keep up the good work! 
Wayne F. Marshall

> On Jan 19, 2022, at 8:15 AM, Angela Daniel via NFB_of_Georgia <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thank you for sharing your short story. I continue to be encouraged by you.
> Yet another example of your multi talents. Very good.
> 
> Best regards, Angela Daniel
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 9:05 AM Derrean Tucker via NFB_of_Georgia <
>> nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Everyone,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I want to share this short story that I’ve written. I’m trying to practice
>> for the writing contest that the Writing Division is hosting.  Let me know
>> what you all think.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *The Skilled Hunter*
>> 
>> By Derrean Tucker
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Quickly, the man raced across the field through the brush. He had been out
>> hunting gazelle when he noticed a lion stalking him. The same followed
>> after him through the brush as he ran for his life. “Hey Hey hey!!: the
>> hunter was terrified. He gripped his spear tightly as he headed for a
>> descending hill on the terrain. The lion was on his tail with much
>> desperation to catch him. The man was very fast on his feet. The weather
>> was very hot and humid and caused sweat to soak his worn clothing entirely.
>> There hadn’t been any man in this part of the plains,  not in times past
>> nor in the present Antigua rule, that had footed with a lion without being
>> captured in seconds and torn from limb to limb. As he topped the hill,
>> quickly looking back to the lion, he gave the quickest surge of foot power
>> he could down the hill. Turning around quickly and kneeling, He raised his
>> spear as the lion jumped off the ground with its massive head. The hunter
>> attempted to force his 6 foot spear down the throat of the lion as it was
>> in mid air. Both the man and the lion toppled down the steep slope
>> together, the lion being on top of the hunter. A cloud of dirt hugged the
>> area where the lion and man skid the ground together. There were villagers
>> that watched from afar. They could see down the hill where the man and the
>> lion disappeared behind the cloud of dirt. They wondered if the lion had
>> gored its large fangs into the man’s throat as he attempted to poke the
>> beast with his stick. They saw nothing, but heard the lion making a weird
>> noise. The dirt cleared and revealed the man lying under the lion’s large
>> body. The spear was seen poking out the lion’s back, covered in blood. A
>> few men came from the village and cautiously approached the scene. One of
>> the men said, “Circle!” gesturing the other two men to round the lion
>> evenly. One of the three men who was positioned in front said, “ the man’s
>> eyes are shut, and has a big wound.” He stabbed the lion in the side with a
>> large dagger then signaled to the other men and villagers that the lion was
>> dead. The villagers rejoiced. The villagers removed the lion’s body from
>> the man. A nurse tended to the hunter, lifting his shirt and examining the
>> wound on his head. The nurse felt a pulse. “He is not dead but injured
>> badly. We have to get him to a doctor immediately!” said the nurse, “Get me
>> the van!”
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