A snippet from the WIP. Context for the curious is the world of Cannon Publishing’s Fae Wars. *** “When the world hands you lemons,” He grunted under the effort of lifting his end of the wooden crate. It smelled faintly of petroleum products and was so roughly finished he was grateful for the protection of… Read More Odd Prompts: Committing Commerce
The title refers to chaos theory, the snippet is from a work in progress that is set in the same town as Farmhand. *** The agents looked at one another, then Spurgle huffed a sigh and followed Ilvan to a table. Drema turned her back on them and headed for the kitchen. Gray sat at… Read More Odd Prompts: A Single Flap
The pulpit was made from an acorn cap, stumped down onto a lot of twigs all chewed off level. This meant it was sturdy enough to stand up to being pounded by a clenched paw. Not that it was any danger at the moment. The mouse standing up at it, both grizzled paws holding onto… Read More Odd Prompts: Mice at Play
“Your turn to roll.” The alien who was holding out the cup to her was inscrutable. She really didn’t know if that was a smile – was it even a face? The cup, at least, was a familiar item. Styrofoam, the sort used to hold a quick-heat soup long enough for consumption without burning one’s… Read More Odd Prompts: Slither
This is a snip of a project, spawned from two prompts. One was given to me by a friend when I whined about being ‘stuck’ for ideas. The other is a spare prompt from MOTE. I hope you enjoy! *** We all knew a blue-white flash meant we’d be dead, and likely wishing we were… Read More Odd Prompts: The Mad Botanist
As I’m typing this, I have a kitten patting and biting at the screen. He’s hunting the ‘bugs’ of the black letters and cursor as they dance across the screen. Here’s hoping I don’t have more typos than the usual, but… well, kitten! *** James closed the door firmly after the letting agent, and then… Read More Odd Prompts: Let the Air In
The rain had been falling all night, and the roar of the river could be heard even from the cabin high on the hill. The last of the autumn had washed away, leaves fluttering to the ground and plastering themselves over the lawn with the force of the water falling. Dawn hadn’t been breaking so… Read More Odd prompts: The Meeting
This is a snippet of a WIP, and I’ve just finished up a long story for an anthology. I’ve written about 3700 words so far today! *** “First order of business is to reach the engine.” The marines nodded. They were eager to get in the ship, and see if there were survivors, but it… Read More Odd Prompts: Preparations
So, I’ve been slugging my way through a short story that is emotionally fraught. No place to fit in the prompt. What you’ve got instead is an exploration of styles available through the art AI tool, MidJourney. I use this heavily in my graphic design of various projects, and when something new comes out, I… Read More Odd Prompts: MidJourney Styles
The boy dragged the it of the broken branch laboriously through the damp sand. It made a fine writing surface, with the tide gone out. He could scratch in it to his heart’s content, and then when the waves came back, whatever he’d written would be erased. The same could not be said of paper.… Read More Odd Prompts: Flick
The coffee shop was buzzing, as it was every Monday morning. No one knew how the baristas managed to start the work week off with such bubbly, sunny enthusiasm, and no one ever asked. There are things it is best not to know. What you need to know is that the coffee here is good,… Read More Odd Prompts: Monday Morning
The cat was doing some slick moves, I had to admit, some kind of soft-shoe dance with his tail adding a shimmy no human would ever be able to match. He ended with that ridiculous top hat rolling down his arm, popping off his paw, and coming right at me. I caught it reflexively, and… Read More Odd Prompts: Catch