This week for my entry to Kat Myrman‘s Twittering Tales we have been double word count. We can either use 140 characters or 280 characters.
It was his life it always had been. His lamp in his hand he saw them off in the morning and he counted them back in the evening. He was the harbour light. Once they saw his lamp they felt home safe. Five generations he had taught. He was afraid to die, who would take his place.
280 characters.