Over The Fire - Translation

My translation of writer Jeyamohan's short story is out now Spillwords Press Literary magazine.

OVER THE FIRE

written by: B. Jeyamohan

@jeyamohanwriter

translated by: Jegadeesh Kumar

 

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Millions of years ago, the earth split open like an eyelid, beneath a dark, frozen sea. Lava erupted from it like a giant tower of fire. The sea around it was eternally turbulent while steam rose and stood on it like silver strands.
Steam continued to pour down on the erupting lava. The lava cooled down and closed the rift and the eye went into a deep slumber. As the lava cooled down entirely, it turned into black soil. Then birds came to disperse seeds and microorganisms. Then came the man. He turned the place into a town.

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