“The next #opportunity for the #ritual is years from now. Take the #plunge, or don’t. I have others interested.” The greedy bastard drank the #cool, #fragrant potion, eager for power and wealth. He had plenty now, but only within the painting where she’d trapped his #spirit.
Category Archives: microfiction
Mr. Wrong
Rick had seemed perfect on the #dating app, but he turned out to be sweet and considerate. Sigh. She’d have to find someone else to kill. That guy in the corner who’d grabbed the waitress’s ass would do. She promised a second date and let Rick kiss her cheek. #bravewrite
The Return
She’d been #missing for days, the search #hindered by #lightning storms and driving rain. On the day the #sunshine returned she came walking out of the forest, perfectly calm and dry. We never did learn what happened. #sunthing #brieflywrite #flexvss #vss365
Speaking Magic
The #storyteller soaked them all in a deluge of words. Zelda scribbled faithfully with her #pencil, but the #ocean dried up on the page. In reading, the magic was #absent, the words insubstantial as the #fluff under the sofa. #366FF #whistpr #flexvss #sunthing #vss365
A Tranquil Knight
“It’s such a long #journey, milord, and you’ve got a nice castle already.”
“It’s just what kings do, Sir Talbot. #Daring adventures and #invading foreign lands is expected.”
“Let’s have a nice #lunch. You’re so warlike when you’re hungry.”
#flexvss #vssmagic #whistpr #vss365
A Working Lunch
“Now, the really #daring bit–”
The waiter appeared. Again. “The dressing is #enriched with a #wildflower extract–”
“Thank you.”
“Fresh ground pepper?”
“No.”
“Planning the #invasion during #lunch wasn’t your best idea, dear.”
#vssmagic #366FF #bravewrite #whistpr #vss365
They Never Listen
“There aren’t #centaurs in this #country,” he scoffs. “It’s too far north.” Riley is tired of arguing with him. She shakes her head when she finds his body trampled, but really, he could have listened for once. She told him about the #danger. #vssmagic #bravewrite #vss365
A New Pet
The clock strikes #midnight and the room is plunged into #dangerous darkness. Something begins to #crawl toward her. She #launches the net at it and ties it up neatly. “I’d like you to eat some other people instead.” #366FF #vss365 #whistpr #flexvss
Occupational Hazards
I #jump on the #late #ferry and see a #new ferryman. “Where’s Mort?” I ask. “Fell overboard and his #essence dissolved,” says the #bony figure without a trace of #compassion. The commute to the underworld is like that sometimes, I think, squinting against the #salt spray.
#vss365 #sunthing #flexvss #366FF #vssmagic #whistpr #bravewrite #winterwords
Teenagers in this galaxy, am I right?
“You used the #filter, right?” Zax asks before taking a sip. “Duh, of course, Dad.” “It #unites with the toxic #element in this planet’s water so we don’t #lose our ability to absorb oxygen and die.” With a heavy sigh, Sarq takes back the cup. ##vss365 #whistpr #vssmagic #flexvss
