The Keeper of Small Sparks

1. Begin by describing a person finding a hollow object on a vast, windswept beach, something small enough to carry in a single hand. You might focus on the surprising weight of the object or the way its pale surface feels against their palm. 2.

Write a moment where the character discovers a humming, living ember tucked deep inside the object, glowing with a restless teal light. Consider what impossible thing this spark might represent—perhaps a fragment of a fallen star or a bit of the tide that refused to go back out. 3.

Describe what happens when the character makes a small, impulsive choice to share this glow with the world around them. You could end with a single sentence about the way the light changes the color of the sand or the look of the rising moon.

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