Depth

“As an insomniac, I was out of my depth,” sighed Sparra. “A job where you have to sleep all day was not for me.”

“Sounds like a dream job,” smirked Crow.

(#MicroPrompt, Prompt: Depth, 152 characters)

Pandemic

As the pandemic took hold, and the government began burning the bodies, they promised we wouldn’t lose a quarter of Earths population, like last time. They cannot repeat the mistakes they made in 2020.

(#HorrorPrompt, Prompt: Pandemic, 201 characters)

Grunt

“Excuse me, sir,” said Sparra, “do you have anything that can cure Coronavirus?”

“Ammonia cleaner,” grunted the assistant.

“Oh, I’m sorry,” replied Sparra, “I thought you worked here.”

(#MicroPrompt, Prompt: Grunt, 182 characters)

Euphoria

She rode a euphoric wave, looking into the face of God. Then lamented the fact, humankind was certainly not made in this gods image.

(#BraveWrite, Prompt: Euphoria, 132 characters)

Seventeen

“I can’t believe she’s left you over your horoscope obsession,” remarked Crow. “Seventeen years together, right?”

“Yeah,” lamented Sparra. “My folly Taurus apart.”

(#VSS365, Prompt: Seventeen, 162 characters)

Imitation

“Listen,” said Crow, “if you keep replacing my fancy kitchen utensils with cheap imitations, I’m gonna evict you!”

“Well,” replied Sparra, “that’s a whisk I’m willing to take.”

(#BraveWrite, Prompt: Imitation, 175 characters)

Tribute

While the tribe carried him to the mouth of the volcano, as a tribute, Michael regretting showing the tribe a few magic tricks.

(#VSS365, Prompt: Tribute, 127 characters)

Strum

“I confess, I beat him to death with his guitar,” she wept. “He wouldn’t stop strumming the damned thing.”

“Right,” sighed the judge. “First offender?”

“No, first with a Gibson,” she replied. “Then, a Fender.”

(#MicroPrompt, Prompt: Strum, 207 characters)

Statue

The ice sculpture had replaced the chip van. Nonetheless, the glittering statue of a woman defending a babies pram from a dragon had his complete attention, awe and reverence.

It’s a shame the seagulls didn’t feel the same way.

(#VSS365 #BraveWrite #MicroPrompt, Prompts: Seagull, Glittering & Pram, 226 characters)

Whitecaps

The shipped rocked violently through the whitecaps. Frightful crewman fought to keep everything lashed down below deck. The captain grimaced, looking up at the silhouette of an unlit lighthouse.

(#VSS365, Prompt: Whitecaps, 194 characters)