Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Dan Ackerfeld's avatar

There's something so peaceful about lighthouses... I think we've all dreamed of what it might be like to live in one.

By the way, I think this prompt is the missing piece I needed for my next story - I have a setting! Thanks Scoot!

Expand full comment
Redd Oscar's avatar

This was cute. Literary and I'm sure could be a longer tale of his months. I get the sense he's trepidatious about the stay, understandable. Being alone at night with naught but the stars can make one terrified or comforted, wonder what sort he is. Many avenues, horror, literary, fantasy, scifi, with Antarctica a stone's throw away could do anything.

What is your relationship with solitude?

I love it. Quiet solitude is the best, it's the only way to get anything done too. I have gone weeks without talking or seeing anyone and I'm no worse off for it. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy seeing friends and family, my wife and I spend a lot of time chitchatting, going places, playing boardgames, etc. but I rarely crave social interaction. I often crave solitude (and quiet).

Have you ever wanted to be a lighthouse keeper?

Yes, there are two marvellous lighthouses on Holy Island off Anglesey (an island off the coast of north Wales) which are quite small but idyllic. North Stack and South Stack, remote and looking out to nothing but the Irish Sea. I doubt the opportunity would come up though, most lighthouses, if not all in Britain, are automated.

What meal do you look forward to most when you return from a vacation?

My own cooking, whether it's scrambled egg and black pudding, chicken pie, or the Sunday roast, so long as I've cooked it it means I'm home. I'm not a big fan of going away, I despair staying in hotels and would much rather stay with friends or family but even then any more than 3 days and I want to go home.

Expand full comment
14 more comments...

No posts