Ink-stained Memories: Reculsive wordsmith Edgar.

Not-thatSimple
3 min readOct 24, 2023

Once upon a time, in the quiet cobblestoned streets of an old, forgotten city, there lived a reclusive writer named Edgar. He resided in a dimly lit attic, its walls adorned with dusty books and faded manuscripts, a reflection of his own solitary existence.

Edgar’s Town

Edgar’s life had been a full of melancholy, woven with threads of sorrow and heartache. His ink-stained fingers danced tirelessly across the pages, as he poured his soul into words that bled with the essence of his pain. Each word from his broken heart and each sentence is a lament for the struggles that life had thrust upon him.

In the gloomy evenings, Edgar would wander aimlessly along the riverbank, seeking solace in the moon’s reflection. The melancholic river whispered ancient tales of sorrows, mirroring the depths of his own emotions. The city’s shadows embraced him like old friends, comforting yet haunting, just like the characters in his tales.

Melancholy.

The world around him was a symphony of suffering and Edgar found inspiration in the stories of the crushed souls he encountered. He drew upon the existential insights of Kafka, blending them with the poetic melancholy of Woolf and the raw emotional intensity of Dostoevsky. His words transcended the mere ink and paper; they became haunting melodies, reverberating through the hearts of those who dared to read.

Through his words, Edgar sought to unravel the enigma of existence, the unyielding struggles faced by humanity and the relentless cruelty of life. He delved into the darkest corners of the human psyche, navigating the labyrinthine complexities of pain and suffering, like a modern-day Dante traversing the inferno.

Yet, the more he wrote, the deeper he plunged into the abyss of his own sorrow. Each tale he crafted took a piece of his soul, leaving him hollow and yearning for meaning. His once vibrant eyes became pools of sorrow, reflecting the weight of the world’s suffering.

But within this darkness, there glimmered a fragile hope. Edgar’s words had the power to touch hearts, to connect with those who felt lost in their own pain. In the depths of his solitude, he found kinship with his readers, for his stories were their stories too.

As the years passed, Edgar’s legacy grew, and his tales became revered for their poignant beauty. Though he faced the brutal reality of life’s hardships, his words lived on, a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of suffering.

The day he was invited and kind of awarded & appreciated for the stories he wrote, he was found strangled to death on floor of his little old house. The name that nobody ever got to know!…….

In the end, Edgar’s life may have been a saga of melancholy, but through his pain, he found purpose. He had become a wordsmith of emotions, crafting tales that stirred the depths of the human soul, reminding us that within the darkness, there is always a glimmer of light, and within pain, there is always the potential for profound connection and understanding.

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