The Giant’s Bride
I was the first and only settler on Titan, a billion miles from the nearest sister human. I don’t need a man; I don’t even need a mankind.
I forsook them, plighting my troth to one who could never reciprocate my devotion: Titan, that lofty moon who innocently holds 300 times more fossil fuel than the entire Earth. Someday, if greedy corporate eyes gaze this way, I will thwart them.
Even so, as I watch the glassy methane river gurgle slowly past my house, as Saturn rises hugely like an effulgent goddess, I cry for the beauty of it all.
The Green-Walled Tower 
March 17th, 2016 at 9:20 pm
Wow. Perfect, from title to last word. I think this: “I don’t need a man; I don’t even need a mankind.” might be my favorite line in any of your stories yet.
March 20th, 2016 at 1:22 am
Thanks, Joy. I like that line too. 🙂
March 17th, 2016 at 10:57 pm
I LOVE this story! Lovely descriptions, lovely diction, and an EXCELLENT theme!
These words, “Even so, as I watch the glassy methane river gurgle slowly past my house, as Saturn rises hugely like an effulgent goddess, I cry for the beauty of it all,” make me smile, not because of their meaning, but because of the brilliant imagery in it.
March 18th, 2016 at 3:03 am
Great use of words and gave me something to think about 🙂
March 18th, 2016 at 8:12 pm
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
March 18th, 2016 at 4:45 am
Awesome!😊
March 18th, 2016 at 8:11 pm
Thanks!
March 18th, 2016 at 2:06 pm
Perfect. I love every word of this.
March 18th, 2016 at 8:11 pm
Wow. Thanks so much. 🙂
March 18th, 2016 at 4:41 pm
The thought of being there… alone, a richness you cannot use… I wonder of the earth needs mankind, or will shrug us off like a dog gets rid of fleas.
March 18th, 2016 at 5:35 pm
A bride in a million, crying for her love, like it
March 18th, 2016 at 10:51 pm
Quite a different type of environmentalist. Hope they don’t have climate change there.
March 20th, 2016 at 1:21 am
I think there it would all be equally toxic and hostile to us, so maybe it wouldn’t matter.
March 19th, 2016 at 3:51 pm
“…the glassy methane river gurgle slowly past my house,” I love it! I hope humans never find this place. I’m sure they would muck it up. Great one, David!
March 20th, 2016 at 6:23 am
“gurgling methane rivers” – it has a wonderfully graphic nature. 🙂 Good one.
March 21st, 2016 at 7:45 pm
I’m not sure exactly what sound a methane river would make, but it might as well gurgle. 🙂
March 20th, 2016 at 8:55 am
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March 20th, 2016 at 10:11 am
A lot of imagery in so fee words. Ypu have my imagination in overdrive!
March 21st, 2016 at 7:40 pm
🙂 Thanks, Dawn.
March 21st, 2016 at 8:12 pm
Geez…glad you could read that! lol
March 21st, 2016 at 8:46 pm
I teach ESL. I didn’t even notice. 😉
March 21st, 2016 at 9:06 pm
Haha..ya made me SOL (snort out loud) 😉
March 21st, 2016 at 6:11 am
Dear David,
I’m struck with the sudden urge to reread The Martian Chronicles. Love your other worldly descriptions.
Shalom,
Rochelle
March 21st, 2016 at 7:40 pm
That’s kind of you. I hadn’t thought of that, but Martian Chronicles does have the same sort of lonesome, wistful quality I was going for here.
March 21st, 2016 at 9:51 am
What you need is a neighbor to invite you to their cabin for a party.
March 21st, 2016 at 7:39 pm
I think you’re right. Living alone on Titan might make you mighty lonely. Hopefully there’s some liquor there among all the methane. 🙂
March 22nd, 2016 at 12:40 am
Wonderful images and feelings. What a great response to the prompt. Beautiful photo too.
March 22nd, 2016 at 6:00 am
There’s a lot left untold, David. This would be a great hook for a longer story. It seems to be far in the future. Well done. 🙂 —Suzanne
March 22nd, 2016 at 1:47 pm
Excellent Sci Fi… loved it!
March 22nd, 2016 at 3:43 pm
Lovely, David.
March 27th, 2016 at 8:51 am
What a passion he has… To bad he gave up life to seek the passion… It is best to have both! Enjoyed- in a maniacal sense?
April 2nd, 2016 at 10:58 am
lovely.