Day 43 Hands bound in shackles of damascus steel, he looks up at the skeletal #judge before him. "Why have you summoned me here to the infernal court?" He asks out of turn, bold as brass, his expression bored. "The shadow council has need of you." "You couldn't just ask?" Day 44 Her eyes shone with the embers … Continue reading VSS365 Week 7
Author: Lisa Stapleton
I’m a 33 year old Orthodontic Nurse by day and a Writer-slash-chocoholic by night. A Midlander living in the South where everyone considers me a Northerner.
Hobbies include; Sassing my husband, procrastinating on Tumblr, Netflix binges and laughing with my friends till we cry.
VSS365 Week 6
Day 36Dean thumbed through the atlas of souls, waiting for one to call out to him. When one did, he'd slip it on like a winter coat before reliving that soul's journey from inception to immolation. Having long since lost his own soul, this was the only way he could feel. Day 37#Ritual complete, she … Continue reading VSS365 Week 6
VSS365 Week 5
Day 29Smiling outwardly, she tried to mask the #tremendous void within. The brighter her smile, the less people would be able to see the darkness flickering behind her eyes, threatening to take control and drag her under. One day her resolve would slip, but not today. Not yet. Day 30 As the fifth child born … Continue reading VSS365 Week 5
VSS365 Week 4
Day 22 Jan 22 Alastair sighed, resting his chin on his hand. The #rigmarole of choosing a human to join him in immortality was getting to him. Out of the fifty suitors he'd chosen, only a handful showed promise. Maybe he needed to bring in some new blood to liven up the group.Day 23 Jan 23 A … Continue reading VSS365 Week 4
VSS365 Week 3
Day 15 Jan 15th With a final #flourish they finished binding the power to his vessel. His whole body lit up like a star, the light pulsing until it eventually faded to settle in his irises, turning them from a subtle grey to a shocking lilac. Sighing, he let unconsciousness envelop him. Day 16 Jan 16th His … Continue reading VSS365 Week 3
VSS365 Week 2
Day 8 Jan 8thHanjae stood by the window, hidden slightly behind the thick red folds of the curtain despite the fact that no-one below would be able to see in. The quiet in his study was all consuming but opening it would only bring shouts of #usurper and he didn't want to hear them. Day … Continue reading VSS365 Week 2
VSS365 Week 1
I started doing these weekly collections of my VSS365 (very short stories every day) prompts last year after doing them every day for literally MONTHS and then quickly fell off the wagon and stopped writing them... mybad. Now that it's the start of a brand new year, I'm going to start posting them again and … Continue reading VSS365 Week 1
My 2020 goals!
It's the last day of December, so naturally it's that time when people start thinking about goals they want to achieve in the coming year. I'm no different, and instead of mulling over the things I didn't do in 2019, I've decided to just look forward and make some new goals. In no particular order; … Continue reading My 2020 goals!
Old Prompts Vol 1
I recently found a stash of old prompts I'd written and thought it might be interesting to write them up on here and see what people think. They're not dated, but I think age wise they're from around 2010-2014. At a guess, anyway, since I know some of them were posted on my DeviantArt which … Continue reading Old Prompts Vol 1
NaNoWriMo Days 1-7
It's day 7 of NaNoWriMo. I'm behind target, and instead of working on Reach I'm writing this blog. It's all going great. Last year I posted weekly progress reports and I thought I'd do the same this year as well! 01.11.19 Friday Goal: 1667 Achieved: 1771 Off to a good start, but it all kind … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Days 1-7
Lisa Stapleton 