“Your education didn’t literally cost you an arm and a leg,” laughed Jane. “There’s barely a scratch on your body.”
“I didn’t say it was my arm or leg,” sighed Becky.
VSS365 prompt: scratch
Tag: short story
Scramble
Perseverance’s audio transmission.
A scramble to decode.
Blinding night lights.
VSS365 prompt: scramble
Friend
“Freinds to the end,” said Ava.
“To the end,” replied Mary. “More fruit punch?”
VSS365 prompt: friend
Dream
She slid further under her duvet as a candy-coloured sandman placed a sugar reed on her dresser. She hoped to wake up from this absurd dream, this nightmare.
No such luck.
VSS365 prompt: dream
Hug
Last seen walking the halls of Westminster, hugging the Union Jack. Muttering, “it’ll be a fantastic year for Britain.” The Prime Minister. The last Brit witnessed alive.
VSS365 prompt: hug
Nothing
She knew something was amiss during the external examination. Peeling back the skin and finding nothing but straw, it dawned on her why nobody checked the pulse on Westminsters retired residents.
VSS365 prompt: nothing
Dope & Run
“He ran up the hill and left all that bread behind?” gasped Crane.
“That’s one dopey Slavic duck,” laughed Sparra.
“Maybe he’s Russian,” pondered Crow.
VSS365 Prompts: Dope & Run
Lunch
She did like a man who cooked for lunch. Forty-five minutes at a hundred and eighty degrees was usually enough for smaller portions.
VSS365 prompt: lunch
Butterfly
“So our first songs a remake of Butterly by Crazytown,” said Sparra.
“Lord, that’s a 90’s throwback,” laughed Crow. “What’s your band called?”
“Blanket,” replied Sparra. “We’re a cover band.”
VSS365 Prompt: Butterfly
Disease
“Sorry, I keep asking you to repeat yourself,” said Crow. “My ears are playing up again.”
“Say no more,” replied Sparra. “Have you seen an audiologist?”
“Two years ago, she said I have a disease that makes birds deaf,” sighed Crow. “I haven’t heard from her since.”
VSS365 Prompt: Disease
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