FICTION
The Princess of Fire
— FLASH FICTION by Elisa Mascia
(Translated from Italian)
Her name is Protea, flowers of fire.
She received the promise from her father — King Phoenix — to inherit fire, to heat homes and cook food.
She has within herself destruction and environmental catastrophes but she is a generator of energy and rebirth from the same ashes to give rise to positivity and resilience, fueling the flame that illuminates humanity.
Protea, the princess asks her father — King Phoenix of the city of Phoenix — the meaning of such a poor inheritance. He replies that she must never believe appearances.
The name itself is the highest imagination of “flamboyant” fire flowers that fascinates with its exotic appearance just like her.
Protea thanks for being the bearer of mystical aromas and exclusive feelings that she wants to give to anyone who needs them.
Fenix, happy with the gratitude and joy expressed by his daughter, says that he can use the fire of spiritual energy that gives rise to love, the driving force of the Universe, with the power to spread and produce essential values such as peace, freedom, charity.
The Princess promises to always keep the fire of spirituality alight as a gift to give to anyone to be an example in erecting the lamp of life fueled by passions and emotions.
King Fenix hugs the princess and from their warm embrace the love of father and daughter is renewed, an example for every family that, like Protea and Fenix, continues forever in eternity, to burn the fire of spirituality sowing essential values to humanity and the Universe.
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(Self-translation from Italian)
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Elisa Mascia
Born in Santa Croce di Magliano (Cb) in 1956, she lives in San Giuliano di Puglia (Cb), Italy. She is a retired teacher, poet, writer, declaimer, reviewer, juror at cultural events, and cultural manager around the world. She has participated in many national and international poetry competitions, obtaining prizes, certificates of participation, merits and honorable mentions. In 2019, Elisa Mascia published her first collection of poems in the Silloge entitled “𝘓𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘶𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢” (The Grater of the Moon) with “𝘓’𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰”.
Elisa Mascia has published the poetic anthology “𝘓𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘶𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢” (Savage Wind) (poetic translation of the book by Asoke Kumar Mitra) in 2023. In 2024 she published the poetic collection “𝘛𝘳𝘢 𝘭’𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘦 𝘭’𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰” (Between the infinite and the immense) and “Mental Interconnection”.
Elisa Mascia is Italy Coordinator – Director of Events and ommunications, Administrator of the Albap Academy. Member of the Writers Capital Foundation International and Italian Coordinator of PILF: 2022-2023-2024 and PIAF 2022 – 2023, Head of the Hagiography Iconography International Biennial of the Writers Capital Foundation International 2023, Author, Artist, Cultural Promoter, Member of the Organizing Committee of International Literature Panorama Festivals, Editor of www.writersedition.com “The Complete Magazine” – Italy.
Since May 2024 Elisa Mascia has been a member of Ciesart by the president Lily Baylon Escritora, with the attribution of the member identification number. She was co-host of the program En Alas del Fénix and collaborator of Radio Krysol Internazionale with video-declamations of her poems and those of other authors in Italian and Spanish. .
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