Rachel

by Nicholas Rombes

DAY 1

Another 60+ hour night. So black even Rachel’s flares can’t cut through it. Growls from mine closer, clearer. Drones disguised as birds in flocks again.

 

DAY 2

No daylight yet. Boring.

 

DAY 3

Still no daylight. Growling now outside of mine.

 

DAY 4

Daylight nil. A hundred+ drones with glowing wings landed in trees.

 

DAY 5

… . -. -.. / …. . .-.. .–.

 

DAY 6

Morse code reader dead. Send another. STOP. If can’t send another send word you can’t send another. STOP. If can’t send word you can’t send another send word of that. STOP. If can’t send word you can’t send word you can’t send another send word of that. STOP. If can’t send word you can’t send word you can’t send word you can’t send another send word of that. STOP.

 

DAY 7

Send daylight. STOP.

 

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About the Author:

Nicholas Rombes is author of the novel The Absolution of Robert Acestes Laing (Two Dollar Radio), Ramones, from the 33 1/3 series (Bloomsbury) and Cinema in the Digital Age (Columbia UP). His film The Removals was released in 2016. Rombes is a columnist and contributing editor at Filmmaker Magazine, and teaches in Detroit, Michigan.