“At the start of the month she was resurrected,” remarked Crow. “It’s said she pushed the boulder…”
“Hold up,” interrupted Owl. “What do you mean, ‘she?'”
(#VSS365 & #MicroPrompt, Prompts: Resurrected & Month, 155 characters)
Category: MicroPrompt
Killing Gout
“Doc,” whimpered Sparra, “you’ve got to help. My ankle’s killing me. It’s all red and swollen.”
“Gout,” replied Dr Heron.
“But I only just got here!” cried Sparra.
(#VSS365 & #MicroPrompt, Prompts: Gout & Killing, 161 characters)
Brick
“Well, the burglar threw a brick through my window and climbed into my house,” said Sparra. “She was looking for money.”
“What did you do?” gasped Crow.
“Well,” sighed Sparra, “I looked with her…”
(#MicroPrompt, Prompt: Brick, 197 characters)
Shirt Radio
He looked deep into her eyes, feeling himself getting hard. She tore his shirt off. He dropped the radio, his mates crying through hiss and crackle.
Hunting medusae was tough.
(#MicroPrompt & #VSS365, Prompts: Shirt & Radio, 174 characters)
Rice
“I’ve published a cookery book of rice recipes,” said Sparra. “It sold well, but chefs say I plagiarized all my recipes.”
“Well, that’s their words,” said Crow, “not yours.”
(#MicroPrompt, Prompt: Rice, 171 characters)
Lynched Dab
“I hate it when he dabs,” grumbled Sparra, “And I’ll lynch him next time he says ‘tho.'”
“Ugh,” laughed Crow.
(#VSS365 & #MicroPrompt, Prompts: Dab & Lynch, 108 characters)
Arrested Grout
Ben murmured something incomprehensible as his blood mixed with dried grout. Amy knelt beside the bath, cleaning vaseline off the floor. He knew even if he was found and arrested, he’d be unable to tell them she had the owl.
(#VSS365 & #MicroPrompt, Prompts: Arrested & Grout, 224 characters)
Shelter
“1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 mugged me for my rent money,” sighed Sparra. “I got kicked out, and now I’m taking shelter in a shed.”
“That’s rough,” replied Crow. “The odds are really against you.”
(#VSS365 & #MicroPrompt, Prompts: Shelter & Rent, 184 characters)
Fish Road
As Jim drove the fish up the road, he decided having 17-cans of Red Bull before leaving for work wasn’t the best idea he’d had.
(#VSS365 & #MicroPrompt, Prompts: Fish & Road, 127 characters)
Lend
“That machine you loaned me’s still in isolation,” said Sparra, “but he calls me on WhatsApp every five minutes.”
“That’s the problem with pulleys,” replied Crow. “Always the centre of a tension.”
(#VSS365 & #MicroPrompt, Prompts: Isolation & Lend, 195 characters)
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