tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505321921254146527.post5076680934625946024..comments2023-06-26T02:33:50.735-07:00Comments on Chimera Book and Writing Group: Lava DrabbleAprylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196354506684745214noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505321921254146527.post-54039970772089883502009-05-26T11:04:18.114-07:002009-05-26T11:04:18.114-07:00'And so, it is here on the sea bed, where the ligh...'And so, it is here on the sea bed, where the light of the sun cannot reach, that fire and water meet in what is, perhaps, a rather ordinary way. Plumes of black smoke rise through the water, carrying the sulphurous chemicals which support an almost unbelievably diverse range of life. On the sea bed itself, we find what appear to be tracks of giant grubs burrowing below the surface.' <br />'And yet, it is not larvae, but lava. It is the molten rock from this underwater volcano cooling as soon as it touches the water that makes these strange formations.' - faye - book club member.Chimeraccghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007431754255209793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505321921254146527.post-24173696675294397872009-05-26T11:01:39.270-07:002009-05-26T11:01:39.270-07:00The rock landed still hissing with heat, it was ab...The rock landed still hissing with heat, it was about a meter from where Stephen had taken refuge. Alison screamed 'we're going to die, we're going to die' tugging him out from their hiding place in her panic, the realisation that nowhere was safe.<br />Stephen was running through the Discovery channel in his head, rocks meant lava right, not pyroclastic flows, they should be alright then, all they had to do was avoid the raining rocks and locate a means of escape. Rocks did mean lava didn't they? He looked up a tthe exploding beauty of the volcano in awe.Chimeraccghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007431754255209793noreply@blogger.com