20250515 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Everyone in town knows the song. Children skip to it. Women beat laundry to it. Men chop wood to it. You learn the words long before you understand what they mean. “Two go in, and one comes out Zusova’s waiting, toothed and stout She’

20250514 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Mik scanned the equipment at the end of the sports hall. Nope. Not dodgeball. Which meant… Sighing, he flumped onto the bench and got comfortable. Coach picked Rose and Daisy as captains, of course. The twins were both sporty and hyper-competitive, especially with each other,

20250513 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com The life of a rock watcher was staving off mind-numbing boredom with serious internal lectures about how vital your duties were. Interspersed with long periods of staring blankly at nothing, or anything which moved. With glances back at the rock, of course. Phil was fairly

20250512 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com “Get back here, murderer!” Detective Hartley staggered around the corner, bad knee screaming, just in time to see Mr White scrambling up a fire escape. Damn it all, where was Simone?? She’d be up there in a flash and give that scumbag six clockings!

20250511 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com “If only this world had shown me a little more mercy…” The whisper was forlorn. Wistful. Slightly bitter. Adam scowled up at the warped mass of crystalline flesh coating the ceiling of the cell. “Trying to make me feel sorry for you?” “No.” The flesh

Part 4 here. Index here. I am not left fretting at this question, however; Nallisami asks “How are you feeling now, sir?” “Ah, um… Rather better.” I gingerly flex my arm and to my relief it moves almost as it should. Still painful, but far less so. Hopefully I’ll

20250509 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com “My love, I have a question.” Lynn shifted, her body snarling until she went still once more against the couch. Hopefully he wouldn’t see the pain in her face. “Yes, sweetness?” “Do you wish only for diamonds?” Ralph waved to the gems adorning her

20250508 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com “And did you hear about Ms Slythwart?” Maude grinned. “Do tell!” “Weeeell…” Trish paused to take a dainty sip of tea. “You know how she’d been going out with that banker…” “Oh, don’t draw it out! What did he do and what did

20250507 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com It was a dream. He knew it was, because he didn’t feel cold. Ice stretched around the ship laying wrecked behind him. The dust and frost thrown up by the crash still choking the air. He tasted them yet could breathe freely. This fog

20250506 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com “Wow.” Grace shook her head as her finger traced the sparkly heart sticker on next Tuesday’s calendar square. “Three years already, huh?” Jack quirked an eyebrow, the corner of his mouth twitching. “Not counting that part…” “Oh, for-” Sam pulled a face - half