20250413 Part 3 here. Index here. Sadly, before Caroline scrapes together an explanation the doorbell goes. “Oh!” She pushes the beast to one side, ignoring his indignant meow, and bounds up. “That must be the blood people!” Tsk. Typical. Two minutes ago their arrival would have been a relief; at

20250412 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Advertising drones were commonplace these days. Alex only noticed this one because its banner was so bad; white background, green text in a bland font reading “We have what you need!”. No logo or business name. No phone number, or address, or even QR code.

20250411 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Yvonne sighed. Cross-species communication was a struggle at the best of times, and while she and the Containment Officers were trying their best there was a roadblock. Specifically, it seemed Calkans didn’t experience boredom. Apparently when Calkans were being held they just… went to

20250410 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com I thought it was just clutter the first time I visited her place. I mean, a stack of menus, paper coasters, and rumpled napkins? In most apartments it wouldn’t have stood out. And with it being the only messy space I was hardly going

20250409 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com It would soon be Sha-noon. While a few people remained in the field, shrugging and pointing out it was the lesser noon, most folks retreated to the shade to nap. Gib made a show of staying, toiling alongside the hardy crowd for an increasingly agonising

20250408 Part 2 here. Index here. “Ah, well, my family’s local.” Caroline’s tone indicates she’s aware being born “elsewhere” counts against her no matter how long or deep the family roots go. “This was my grandparents’ place. It… it’s a lovely location.” I manage a wry

20250407 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com “-and now they’re threatening to kick me out of the League!” Heather buried her face in her hands, shoulders quaking. Profoundly grateful that the cafe was almost empty, and the other regulars were politely pretending she didn’t exist. “That’s discrimination, surely?” Abdul

20250406 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com I prayed this was one of my smaller mistakes. It’s impossible to tell upfront. That molasses moment just after a spell goes awry, when the whole world holds its breath and teeters. Will it be let out in a gentle huff or scream on

20250405 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Patrick stared unseeing at his half-drunk margarita. Perhaps he should be looking past it to the row of empty glasses and wondering if he’d imagined what Josh said, or if the other man had made some “hilarious at the drunken time” joke. But he

20250404 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com The Hog And Bailey wasn’t a pub Wendy expected to have a mystical experience in. It was the quintessential rural pub which scraped out a living catering to travellers from the motorway. The locals had their own invisibly roped off areas enforced by piercing