20250325 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Everyone said it wasn’t a graveyard. There were no bodies buried in it. The police had checked. So it wasn’t a graveyard. It was simply a patch of ground that - so far as countless civil servants had been able to find -

20250324 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Pipkin’s walnutty brow furrowed. “What?” “It’s to keep away goblins.” Waldo repeated. “No offence to yourself, of course!” “Ah, yeah, none taken.” The small fey peered up at the chalk scrawls. “But… goblins don’t exist.” Waldo scoffed. “Of course they do!” “No.

20250323 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com This was definitely the place. Olivia examined the front of the music shop, trying to find a nicer way of saying ‘ratty and worn down, like most small businesses around here’. This was a community interest piece after all. ‘Charming traditional establishment which wears its

20250322 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com “Tess, you’re being too hard on yourself again.” The frantic rummaging in the wardrobe paused as a haughty scoff escaped. “You would say that.” Barnaby sighed. “You know I’m right. Working yourself into a tizzy isn’t-” “I know you know nothing about

20250321 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com In the semi-darkness the pebbles looked like coffee beans. The dirt crumbled underfoot like rich dark sugar. The water dripping down the walls could be chocolate. No, it was too orangey. Well maybe there was orangey chocolate. Or it could be coffee with syrups added?

20250320 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Dammit, this was exactly what conflict of interest regulations was meant to prevent. But currently there wasn’t another investigator or navigation engineer on the station. Well, not one in any state to carry out duties. So here they were. Both shuffling paperwork, avoiding each

20250319 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com The bell tinkled. Another customer. “Welcome, welcome.” Curl leant on the counter and morphed a polite smile. “What can I get you?” The customer lingered by the door. Examining the empty shop front. Finally he spoke. “I thought you sold everything?” “In a sense.” Curl

20250318 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com The mist was so thick she barely caught the movement. It was the gentle splash which let her find the right spot, focusing just in time to see the duck folding its wings and bobbing off across the lake. She sighed. Maybe she should have

20250317 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Two years? Pff. You like pulling pranks on people, huh? You see someone like me and go “Ooh, flew through the Bermuda Triangle, ay? Quick, switch the network time.” Tsk. Look, I had enough fuel for that eight-hour flight and landed with expected reserves. Plus,

20250316 https://app.dailyprompt.com/writing-prompts/details/30e4fd20-0120-11f0-9a9c-6304dd745563 Alright, she hadn’t had high hopes for a dating show, but this was a joke! The premise had been reasonable; use personality tests to match you with your ideal suitor (or at least, the most compatible person who’d also signed