#wss366

The kitten was chasing its tail. It watched the tip intently, then crouched, wiggling its rear, which made the tail tip wiggle too. That was the signal: the kitten pounced, then chased in mad circles until it trapped the tail beneath its front paws, only to let it go again--for mere seconds. Then once again it trapped the tail firmly beneath its claws. "Cats are so cruel, always playing with their prey," said Chloe. "Even when their prey is attached to them, " said Evan. #wss366 #microfiction

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Sun-27-Sep, is #hiccup. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "hiccup" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiccup Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @NaraMoore@sakurajima.moe

where am I? temple ruins in the woods #wss366

naval blockade — how much rum in a Cuba Libre? #wss366

"So, we're all agreed about the new firebreaks? We'll cut two new roads through the forest, which should help prevent any fires from spreading." "One more thing," said the ranger. "We must visit the dryads first and ask their permission." "Dryads? Spirits of the trees?" "Yes. They've been protecting the forest for thousands of years." "Won't they oppose cutting down any trees at all?" "Don't be silly. They'll tell us which trees we are allowed to cut down." The ranger looked around the room at the surprised faces. "Ignoring them is how we got into this mess." #wss366 #visit #microfiction #environment

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Sat-8-Aug, is #principle. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "principle" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/principle Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @NaraMoore@sakurajima.moe

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Sat-1-Aug, is #august. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "august" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/august Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @NaraMoore@sakurajima.moe

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Wed-29-Jul, is #boner. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "boner" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boner Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini@bonequest.net

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Mon-27-Jul, is #hobgoblin. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "hobgoblin" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hobgoblin Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @philipbrewer@wandering.shop

The game was played at 2 am in the supermarket parking lot. Two-player teams lined the perimeter. Scattered inside the parking lot were weird, random prizes: a pile of VHS tapes. A 5-lb jar of cashews. Etc. One player in each team sat in a shopping cart. The other was the pusher. The pushers pushed their partners as far as a chalk-drawn line, then let go. The carts hurtled on; you couldn't #steer them from inside. If a cart hit a prize, the team got to keep it. #wss366 #microfiction

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Fri-24-Jul, is #steer. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "steer" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steer Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @stevendbrewer@wandering.shop

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Sun-19-Jul, is #graft. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "graft" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graft Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @NaraMoore@sakurajima.moe

Ridley's older brother Sam was the best at #skipping stones. He could get a stone to skip practically across Halfmoon Pond, or so it seemed to Ridley. Five, ten, seventeen skips. Riding a skipping stone would be more exciting than waterskiing, Ridley thought. You wouldn't be tethered to anything! You'd have to be really tiny, though. And how would you hold on? He mused on this a while. "Hey Sam," he said. "D'you think we could glue tiny straps on a skipping stone?" #wss366 #microfiction

A shadow fell over the city and the sky turned dark. "Gryphons!" yelled a knight. Everyone looked up to see dozens of gryphons circling overhead. "It's a whole #flock!" yelled one. "It's called a 'flight'!" yelled another. "I'm pretty sure the correct term is 'wing'," said a third. "You're all wrong," said a fourth. "Everyone knows they're called a 'pride'." "Wasn't 'pride' last month?" said yet another, who hadn't been paying attention. "Look out!" yelled the Captain. "Here they come!" #wss366

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Sat-18-Jul, is #skip. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "skip" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skip Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini@bonequest.net

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Fri-17-Jul, is #flock. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "flock" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flock Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini@bonequest.net

Lord Danquedred of the #Bastion of Moans was the perfect #foil for Lady Larkmarie, a self-proclaimed #Spirit of Joy. Larkmarie wasn't actually all that joyful, what with her many medical anxieties ("Do you think I've exhaled too much today? How much do *you* exhale?") and her unpredictable rages ("WHY are there bees on my sunflowers? WHY??") But you only needed to stand her next to the silent, morose form of Lord Danquedred, and suddenly yes, she did seem quite joyful. #wss366 #microfiction

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Thu-16-Jul, is #spirit. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "spirit" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spirit Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini@bonequest.net

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Wed-15-Jul, is #foil. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "foil" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foil Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @asakiyume@wandering.shop

The Wandering Shop Stories #prompt for today, Thu-9-Jul, is #pointer. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "pointer" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointer Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @extraspecialbitter@indieauthors.social