Mr. Auk
June 2022 Flash Challenge, Day 14
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5 min readJun 14, 2022
The people of the earth collectively pause whatever they’re doing and shift their attention to the solemn ceremony. Today it is Mr. Auk, a retired fisherman in Thailand. Who knows where it will be (or IF it will be) next month. The sleeping wake in time to watch. A ritual repeated every full moon. Every 29.5 days, an earthling’s name is drawn and requested to report to their nearest altar…
