Microfiction:

Why the Sun and Moon Got Divorced:

One day, the Moon God went to dinner in the place of the Sun Goddess, his wife. At the dinner, the Moon God was offended by the rude manner that the food was served. Because he felt like his wife had been dishonored by being invited to such a lewd occasion, his anger boiled over. He killed the host of the dinner in cold blood. Horrified, his wife banished him from the heavens. He could not understand. But she could not even look at him, so he never saw her again. This is why day and night are always separated.

Always Apart

"Go to dinner in my place!" And so I did. Let her be dishonored? I would not. And so here I am - banished, cast out, exiled. Is not the moon's rightful place beside the sun? Give me one more day there and I would be content to relive that day for all eternity. 

Author's Note: For my microfiction this week, I retold the story of a Japanese myth that I wrote about for my Storybook. The story is very strange, but it details how the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu, divorced her husband, God of the Moon - Tsukuyomi. The second microfiction complements the first. The actual myth does not really delve into how Tsukuyomi feels about being banished. I hinted at his sadness and lack of understanding in the first microfiction, but I chose to explore that more in the second one. I would imagine that he would feel confused, since he thought he was doing something to protect her honor. I also imagine that he would long to be with her again. Even though my second microfiction is only a "drabble" - or, about 50 words - I tried to encapsulate how devastated he would feel. 

Story Source: Wright, Gregory. “Tsukuyomi.” Mythopedia, https://mythopedia.com/japanese-mythology/gods/tsukuyomi/. Accessed 29 November 2020.