The fog of war obscured the battlefield, like a low-hanging #veil. It was pierced by the harsh clang of clashing swords, bloodcurdling screams, cannon bursts, the leathery rustle of dragon wings, and the crackle of savage magic. #VssFantasy

Regionally Endowed epically Incursive icon insisting Gain by god granted Nobility and nerve #LuaViEr 1091 #Reign #acrostic #poetry #poetsofbluesky #writersofbluesky

#SundayLit Prompt: Openings - the opening of my novel, Cold Fury. When Nick Devlin came-to on the cold, slimy cobblestones of that dark alley, his first thought was—I’m gonna shoot Sebastian Einhardt in his fucking face, then fuck the bullet hole.

#SundayLit is a new weekly writing prompt open to all. Share a WIP snippet, short story, poem, or whatever the theme inspires. I’ll also post discussion Qs throughout the Sunday. My aim is to make a space for writing and community, so please read, engage and enjoy. #WritingCommunity #Writing

With a confident #stride, and a three martini lunch pickling his liver, the chief of station angled towards his annual spy budget meeting — where he’d beg for more operational capital, only to squander it on double agents with honeytrap problems. #vssdaily

"Mikey, stop #flinching!" "Wait, can't you tell me how long it's gonna hurt?!" "No. I was born this way." "I know, but the pain..." "Look, do you want power, longevity, and superstrength or not?" "Yes, Pen; but you're gonna BITE me. I know benefits outweigh the pain, but...OWWW!" #vss365 #sff

Mysteriously You shine a light upon me Yet I wither more #poetry #haiku

There was no better example of the #power of math than Nick wielding Earl Swokowski’s 1,400-page tome on calculus, and beating the total shit out of four goons with it. #vss365

"Detective, the one thing you must understand, though Margot is delicate, she is in no way fragile. That's the key to her #power. I implore you to take my pistol." #vss365

Beach Crow's crawking morning augurs at we passersby. 'Yer secret power's tea-making, pal. Savvy well the many milks. Beware a dark doorway wiv stone dragons. Trip hazard, innit. Today's a voyage thru time, luv. Mainly ten past three.' On we hurry, feather tickles in our minds. #whistpr #vss365

On the pleasure planet, Risa, Ensign Tavares partook of every orgy offered. On his way to pee, he ran into Capt Kirk. “Pace yourself, Ensign.” “All due respect sir, to hell with that! I’ll eat, drink, and be…#jovial. For tomorrow, I’m the redshirt on the away team.” #vss365

When thunder strikes Does the darkness Become #jovial Shimmering in delight To a spine chilling awakening Demons cracking a smile or two Something they know Perhaps we don’t It rains in riddles Hiding stars in plain sight Fauna & flora Daren’t make a sound #vss365

Nick created a new petrissage technique called #Pummel You to Wellness. His unwilling goon clientele never survived the treatment, but Nick felt great. #vss365

The mouse scratches his itchy face and feels a woolly chin, a human chin. "My goodness, Gee. Have you turned me into story?" And then he laughs at the girl, for her face carries a long wispy beard of knitted fleece. "I could almost #pummel you!" She replies, embarrassed by the growth. #vss365

A crimson kiss To #pummel against Is to lose the mind Look to old night Hope for sprinklings of magick In breaths of moon dust Fairies chuckle In my dreams Knowing I was doomed By the Very first …A Crimson kiss #vss365

Nick pistol-whipped that goon until dude saw all the pretty colors of the #rainbow. He beat that bastard like he owed him money, and pew-pew’d him in the face. #vss365

Tara, the new bartender had the warm, intelligent, bespectacled eyes of a confessor #angel …and a body made for raucous, sinful things. She gave me a wink and a generous pour of the amber elixir. I immediately liked her. #vss365

Can I be an elm? strong, sturdy and full of soul weathering life’s storms In stoic beauty a dress of gold autumn leaves nature’s elegance roots firmly planted branches blowing to and fro backdrop of sunsets #vss365 #haiku

Plums taste so sour From their glum looking tree Once upon a time Planted next to an old #Elm Must be from The dead bodies I secretly buried under Not so long ago Oh Oh Don't tell anyone Especially the landowners My parents, if ya know them Ho Ho #vss365 #vsshorror

Sylvan Avenue - ink on watercolour paper To see the full image and accompanying haiku, head onto my ko-fi page. #Art #Ink #Nature #Trees #Haiku #Poetry #Kofi ko-fi.com/emcox

She glided into the bar on rolling hips and long shapely legs — poetry in motion. She was all femme fatale’d up: stilettos, little black dress flecked with #onyx, long flowing hair, bedroom eyes. Crazy hot! She made my head swim. I forgot how to drink the bourbon. #vss365

age blended armour an #onyx layered story the prize of ancients #vss365 #haiku

I watched in rapt awe, as she deftly #rooked that investment banker out of all his money, a hundred dollars at a time. She broke the bank...and his soul. #vss365

Morning Aperature Light supplants darkness Yawning sight escalation Invitation dawns #haiku #poetry #Writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky

Ah. This was #nostalgia given form. A return to the very first quest Rory ever did in the game. He liked to shake things up with each character. Start somewhere else. Follow different quests. He had brought Kluhm here and he could remember his first, stuttering, confused attempts to play. #vss365

Her breath hummed upon my heaving chest. I swear I heard ravens sing. For a second I wondered if I’d made a mistake. But then I knew the sight of her beautiful skull adorning the entrance of my underground cells, would be stunning. #horrorprompt #vsshorror #skull_collector

When I saw her, my first thought was — I hope she has #someone special in her life to kiss those luscious lips. If not, that would be an affront to art and nature. #vss365

#vss365 splinters of winter the street’s still a frozen strait spring skids through the stop #splinter #strait #spring #stop

A picture of me, An illusion of #someone, Not quite as I wish. #vss365 - Someone #Haiku #PoetrySky

Delete a letter, ruin a movie: The Hining

Though she was a captive in a zero-G solitary confinement cell, on a penal colony on some rufous asteroid six galaxies away from Earth—her mind #glitched to safe places, soared and explored the universe. She smiled. #vss365

Coming out of my shell to reveal a smaller yet slightly denser crust

Nobody can know, I’ve written the last poem, I will ever show. It awaits the day to come, When life is at twilight’s end. #Tanka #PoetrySky

“Chess isn’t really my game. GO suits my assassin sensibility more.” “I couldn’t agree more. Chess is for merchants.” Nick had about enough of that shit. Those so-called killers from AssassinCon were defiling his favorite bar. Smack-kick-punch! They went from #whimpers to screams. #vss365

“You’re #free to go, Detective,” she purred. “Turn off those bedroom eyes, so I can step away then,” he growled. She curled a smile so sexy, it drew him in deeper. Note to self, he thought, never give a beautiful evil dame total control over you. Too late. #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for April 27, 2025 #Free If you are trying to drive reviews, it might be an opportunity. It might also be a way to introduce your writing with an extensive backlist. But remember that pesky “return” word? It’s hard to drive profit when you give away your product.

Beach Crows says, if yer don't believe in magic yer won't see all the colours. The prom turns from my portrait to its own landscape, and I'm cormorant, cold fisherwife & lonely governess, I'm waveglimmer, hole in a hagstone, ghost of a lighthouse. Oi, says Beach Crow. Oi. One at a time. #whistpr

[1/3] Fedaylia would have had to go of her own #free will and look Teeter in the eye – that powerful man who she knew hated Robbie – and say, Admiral, sir, my husband got stoned and had a flashback in a pub and punched the barkeep’s lights out, and he doesn’t plan to tell anybody… #vss365

Free to fly, caught in azure. #7syllablesentence #fly #vss365 #free #WritingCommunity

We traveled from our docked spacecraft to the Tan Aranda rebel base in two small transport pods. The small island was in the middle of a red ocean, subject to bad storms most of the year, thousands of miles away from any land. Tan signified #FREE in the Arandan language. #vss365

“Dealt with? This is a secure room. Speak plainly,” said Margot. “Fine. I want Tanu Saberhagen dead, sliced into bloody #segments. I’m prepared to offer you a 50% increase and a two-year contract renewal.” “Hear that, Tanu?” she said into a hidden mic. “Yes. I’ll double it. Kill him.” #vss365

The Dark Corner (1946) directed by Henry Hathaway. Starring Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix and Mark Stevens. “There goes my last lead. I feel all dead inside. I'm backed up in a dark corner, and I don't know who's hitting me.” #FilmNoir #Cinema #Film

Phil was friggin’ pissed! His once favorite greasy spoon served him ketchup with fries, for the last #time. He wanted catsup, not ketchup. “Ya bastards!” he screamed and waved his fists from his one-man picket line, like an absolute nutter. #vss365

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“As she waved that smoke-wagon of a pistol in the nervous bank teller’s face, she belted out a rendition of ‘Black #Velveteen’ — that song about Elvis. The acoustics were perfect in that old building.” “Velvet! The song’s called ‘Black Velvet.’ You always ruin my stories.” #vss365

Rays of the sun Caress my skin bare With strokes #velveteen I feel like maybe again I’m 17 No worries such little care When I was beside you, the one #vss365

Hold Me Arms extended soothe Enfolding in #velveteen Real creature comforts #vss365 #senryusunday #poetry #poetsky

She gazed inward, witnessed a vast sea of ideas and possibilities. Now, she only had to choose a path—a safe but boring life, or the ofttimes tumultuous way, full of #passion, love, creativity…and a bit of pain. #vss365

Ever #obstreperous and chaotic, Nick's wrath was a force majeure, a gargantuan death tornado — thundering through the stinking labyrinth of that corrupt corporate cosmopolis. #vss365