Explaining my short, short story: The Balance

On Saturday is a creative day and am glad gave myself yet another primarily free day. As can spontaneously talk things, as long as are creative. And found myself with an urge to discuss a short, short story, talked in a post March 2018, where also gave a link to a public doc.

Debate with myself whether or not a writer should explain a fictional work, but will admit in my opinion it is just one interpretation. Is a great thing about fiction that it is owned by those who enjoy it. And the writer to me is more of a vector. Or also really like to think of a writer, at best especially with fiction, is as a portal.

So the short, short story starts with the angel Aphrael getting a seemingly apocalyptic message. The angel then travels and we become aware is probably on Earth. Aphrael sees wind which repeats a key phrase. And yeah, of course an angel could see wind. And Aphrael hears a heart beating, which a human named Jason somehow hears as well. But he is immediately clueless and checks his watch.

And Aphrael is riding along in Jason's consciousness, and at one point even becomes curious about prostitutes, which is not explained. And is not that Aphrael would like to have Jason have sex, but is contemplating the activity in which those souls within the prostitutes are engaged. Aphrael of course is completely aware of those souls.

They get to a gate where the code is: "123"

Turns out (123/3) = 41 and 41 is the 13th prime. So yeah there is kind of a blatant tossing in of 13 there. Well I thought was blatant.

When they get to the door and Jason's girlfriend opens it, Aphrael finally takes full possession over his body, and delivers the seemingly apocalyptic message. The girlfriend who is not named--which is deliberate--is clearly then possessed as well, and something answers.

So yeah, Aphrael is talking to some unnamed being from Hell. And the idea is that they cannot just hang out, but can conversate through possessed humans. Then Aphrael shows off a bit as he races through time, considering from the beginning until the end. And brags about his own immortality, and the short, short story is over.

To my mind the name Jason has to do with Jason and the Argonauts, and is only other name given besides Aphrael's. And the Powers? Have puzzled on that one and bounced around as to my opinion, so will just leave open here.


James Harris