Stay

“Sit,” said Sparra, “stay.”

“Sparra,” sighed Crow, “that dog doesn’t look real.”

“It’s not, it’s baked,” replied Sparra. “Pure bread.”

“Oh, no,” whined Crow.

“She’s called fidough,” gurned Sparra.

(#MicroPrompt, Prompt: Stay, 192 characters)

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)

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)