The Weight of a Small Spark

1. Begin by describing a character who carries something warm and glowing inside a simple glass jar, perhaps using it to light their way home after dark. You might mention how the soft light catches on a single, stubborn ember that refuses to go out. 2.

Draft a moment where this character visits a place where the water meets the shore, focusing on the sensory contrast between the heat in their hands and the sharp, bracing tang of salt in the air. Consider what the character says aloud to the jar when they think no one is listening. 3.

Write an ending where the rhythm of the rising tide begins to change the character's plan for the light they are carrying. Close with a small physical action, such as the character tracing a pattern in the damp sand with their toe before turning to leave.

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