Day 232 Sometimes I think I'll #shatter into a million pieces if I never get to see you again. Other times I think I already have, and each passing day adds another line to this fragile facade I'm barely holding together. I don't know what I'm doing and I'm scared you don't either. Day 233The … Continue reading VSS365 Week 34
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VSS365 Week 32
Day 218 The #peaks of Olomana were visible in the early morning light. A dazzling jade green against the backdrop of the palest sky blue with a dusting of cloud dancing around the tips. I was back in Hawaii, which told me exactly When I was. Today was not a good day. Day 219 Like … Continue reading VSS365 Week 32
VSS365 Week 28
Day 190He was starting to phase out, he could feel it. It started as a tingle on his scalp and spread. As Thomas looked around one last time, he spotted his journal. Shit! It was #precious & irreplaceable. He lurched for it just as his fingers started to dematerialise... Day 191 Thomas hadn't found the … Continue reading VSS365 Week 28
VSS365 Week 27
Day 183The time ring activated and Thomas felt the effects of it #unfurl around him like tendrils that reached out through time to pull him to his destination. Like a slingshot ride at the fair. He always 'landed' feeling violently ill, and this time was no exception. Day 184 Anthony felt the familiar #sting as … Continue reading VSS365 Week 27
VSS365 Week 26
Day 176Heavy rain fell in sheets of #silver that obscured the rest of the world from view. She took this as a sign to wrap herself up in her duvet and pretend the rest of the world didn't exist. Day 177She knew the #mythos inside out, they all did. So when the Changes started happening … Continue reading VSS365 Week 26
VSS365 Week 25
Day 170Every Day she passed by the #bistro on the corner, never once realising her soulmate was inside sipping a latte. They watched, though, as she passed each day arm in arm with her latest fling, their heart aching that little bit more at their apparent incompatibility. Day 171They longed for a soft #embrace. An … Continue reading VSS365 Week 25
VSS365 Week 24
162They always said #empathy was something you should have. It made you a better person. Nettie didn't feel like one, she wanted it to end. Every feeling in the city was pulled to her along an unseen thread until it pierced her soul. Pain. Love. Despair. Need. Joy. 163Heaven was a #ruse and she found … Continue reading VSS365 Week 24
What the FlashDogs is VSS365?
If you've been following my blog lately, you might have noticed that I've been posting weekly collections of my VSS365 prompts, so naturally this might beg the question - what the hell is VSS365? VSS365 stands for Very Short Stories Everyday. It was started by FlashDogs back in 2016 and has only grown since then! … Continue reading What the FlashDogs is VSS365?
I heard it on the radio
Earlier on today I tweeted about the fact that I had caught the tail end of an advert on the radio and all I could make out was 'Are you Lisa?' Needless to say I freaked out a little and waited all afternoon for the advert to play again, but it didn't. Afterwards, I remembered … Continue reading I heard it on the radio
VSS365 Week 23
Day 155Her name was #lotus but she asked people to call her Lottie in the hopes they'd think it was short for Charlotte. Only her parents knew the truth, and she planned to keep it that way. Day 156There was a #phantasm following her, she was sure of it. Glimpsed only as a black shadow … Continue reading VSS365 Week 23
