Challenge
There's an idea in folklore that says you should never answer a voice calling your name unless you can see who is speaking. Why not? What will happen to you? Who or what will you see or hear? Write a piece of flash fiction based on this folkloric idea. Be as creative as you like and feel free to use traditional folklore or make up your own completely new ideas. Feel free also to explore hybrid genres and to stray from mainstream paranormal themes.
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Why is it calling?
A tender grave timbre will call
without any moving lips
in a daring voice, tempting
my name repeatedly
but hiding its lips from my sight.
I found myself looking
at the darkest pupil spot
almost nose-touching the mirror
seeking for the voice
calling my name again.
I pull myself out of
that liquid, dark membrane
just to see myself
calling my name
in the mirror
as it was an echo of mine.