She imagined herself a #sailor. Like Grace O'Malley, a mistress of the sea. Hands braced on the rail, wind and sea spray on her face and hair, ah the freedom. "Lilly!" The sharp Crack of her mother's voice pulled her immediately back. She would be berated now, for such unladylike behavior.

The #sailor smiled as he heard the cry, "Land ho! Boys, we're home!" The answering roar from the men shook the masts. And as if in response, the breeze caught the sails in full. The princess ran down to the docks to welcome her love home. #vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity

His footsteps echoed loudly as he made his way into the temple. The relic in his hand hummed with power. But the longest day of year was dying. The light was growing dim. Night extinguishing the flame. He was almost there, but he was running out of time. #vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity

The wanderer turned at the crossroads. He walked besides fields of grain, their stalks waving at him in the sunset light. The dances had just begun, the drums muted on the horizon. He smiled. It was nice to be coming home, just in time. #vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity

#BSPP55 #BraveWrite #vssfantasy #VssMagic #AmpersandAfterDark Pixies Harness Lantern residue Mirages created from what Remains Echoes of the past, nourishing the present William Luiz unsplash.com + Clker-Free-Vector-Images pixabay.com

Here are the Grove of Tales prompts for the 2nd week of July. #vssfantasy 1/2

The string of #festivals started in late spring, went through the summer, and continued into fall. The Winter Solstice capped more than six months of revelry, and the kingdom rested until spring again. The princess distracted herself with the parties, for she knew it would all soon end. #vssfantasy

"Ugh, it's too hot. The air's too dry. I can't even focus on the incantations to make it rain..." "The farmers are depending on you!" "I can't promise them something I can't give!" He flopped backwards. "Can't they divert a river somewhere, anywhere?" #vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity

The merchant's daughter and the farmer's son met in Sunmarket Square. She offered him a basket of enchanted strawberries. He accepted it and gave her a beautiful bowl of perfect peaches. The spells rose and wove together, affirming their love for another year. #vssfantasy #writing

Seven Suns, seven daughters who brought light and life to all corners of the planet. Every country and kingdom came together to celebrate the peace that had lasted centuries. A celebration for all. No one knew the night was coming faster than they had expected... #vssfantasy #writing

𝚟𝚘𝚢𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜; 𝚞𝚗𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐— 𝚠𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚜 #BlueSkyArtShow | #wide #photography #mobilephotography #vssfantasy | #voyager #inkMine | #bring #tenword #micropoetry

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⬆️ #WritingPrompts 4: #HorrorWritersChat #30WordThursday #BookologyThursday #ThursThreads #TankaThursday #SFFChat #WeeknightWriters #SciFiFri #FridayFlashFics #FragmentsFriday #BornBattleReady #PoemsAbout #LesFicFri #QueerWritersChat #VSSMagic #SciFiSat* #Fantaiku #ScifaikuSaturday #HaikuSaturday ⬇️

⬆️ #WritingPrompts 3 #UnchainedSymphonies #AmpersandAfterDark #BlueSkyRemnant #ShakespeareSunday #SundaySnips #SenryuSunday* #MythologyMonday #CompleteTheHaiga #BookishTues #WriteStuff #FromOneLine #10WordTuesday* #LegendaryWednesday #Cassiopeian #WyrdWednesday #WednesdayWIPs #Penstricken ⬇️

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WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOfBluesky #BookSky #writing #WritingPrompts: #VSS365 #VSSDaily #Emoetry #WSS366 #WIPSnips #HaikuFeels #DailyHaikuPrompt #OurPoetryX #2WordPrompt #oxj #7SyllableSentence #HaikuChallenge #WildWalkPrompt #ThingsToWriteAbout ⬇️

Here are the Grove of Tales prompts for the 1st week of July. #vssfantasy 1/2

VSS Fantasy July Writing Prompts 2026: Write a very short story in whatever style you prefer. Use the prompt. Get creative! All tenses/compounds allowed. Share wherever you like. Use the #vssfantasy hashtag.

She shone with the #luminance of the stars, with jewels in her hair and the night sky sewn into her skirts. All beheld her with awe as she stood in all her glory. They gave her the royal scepter, and her fated reign began. Her destiny awaited her. #vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity

The #dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves of the tree. The fairy princess sat on the picnic blanket. Her hand stroked the hair of her beloved hunter, as he slept peacefully They warned her mortals would break her heart. That only made her treasure the time she spent with him. #vssfantasy

#Storyin6 #vssfantasy #AmpersandAfterDark (alliteration) Confident captain, Colossal Convoy, Compass certainty Aaron Burden unsplash.com

He had never suffered such #indignity He’d thought he would enjoy #luminence Instead he was to enjoy Gratuitous gore #vssmagic indignity #vssfantasy luminance #weirdmicro gratuitous gore

Alys was now a Druid. She knew what to do. Her staff caught the dawn’s luminance, turning each carved rune into a whisper of awakening. The grove breathed, every leaf trembling as the old magic stirred. #vssfantasy

a torrent of rain upon grass dappled by sun quel bel arc-en-ciel #torrent #retroartprompt #dappled #vssfantasy #haiku #poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #WritersOfBluesky

after your first love it's 'once more into the fray' new relationships- a torrent of nervousness dappled by lustful dancing #fray #haikufeels #firstlove #TankaThursday #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #torrent #retroartprompt #dappled #vssfantasy #dancing #pennedreveries #tanka #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Orchard blossoms dappled in moonbeams cascade on paired doves unalloyed celebration for their virtuous first love #vss365 #inkmine #poetry #vssfantasy #solseed #tankathursday #tanka #poem #BSPP53 #writing #nature

She swirled her #drink Having #dappled in the shadows before, she wasn’t keen on returning to such a life. She led a covert existence now. Not sure how they’d found her. That scared her. Time to pack up. Rise like a phoenix Somewhere else for a while #vssmagic #vssfantasy #weirdmicro

He wandered through the garden in town. It shimmered in dappled light, and he felt the old ache of summer - too bright, too brief, too easily lost. #vssfantasy

Diligent efforts end in bitter defeat pretenders replace the skilled, ruminating in solitude tears springing from dismay, perseverance boxing against despair striving to grasp the remnants of hope. #vss365 #inkmine #poetry #BSPP53 #thingstowriteabout #vssfantasy #poetsofbluesky #poem #blueskypoetry

Watching enchanted As the butterfly #fluttered Above the #spring In the forest. The child had wide eyes As the majestic creature Continued past. In the forest around The child moved toward An ululating chorus No fear as the child Went into the light #vssmagic #vssfantasy #weirdmicro

spring, you and me, a café in Barcelona tongues that taste of tea apple pie shared between us lovestruck hearts flutter with glee #café #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #tongue #fluttered #vssmagic #pie #lovestruck #7syllablesentence #spring #vssfantasy #tanka #poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity

with due diligence the gardener oft angles his plots to the sun, ensuring the greenery and hardy daisies survive #greenery #vssfantasy #diligence #vss365 #daisies #WildWalkPrompt #angle #haikufeels #oft #Cassiopeian #tanka #poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #WritersOfBluesky

"A perpetual #spring, moderate temperatures, flowers always blooming, it seems like Paradise." "Oh, wait till we get to the new house! I'm sure you'll like it. The neighbourhood is so friendly. You won't have to lift a finger! Leave gifts for the fairies and you're golden!" #vssfantasy #writing

She felt spring rise inside her like a vow, green and unstoppable, even after her long winter of doubt. When she breathed, the air itself seemed to answer - soft rain gathering on her lashes as if the season had chosen her to begin again. #vssfantasy

Agile alpacas stroll during warm evenfall curiously scanning the campers backpacks children’s laughter echoes in pollen choked air, as horseshoes clatter at stakes, joyful moments linger amidst the greeneries. #vss365 #inkmine #poetry #thingstowriteabout #vssfantasy #inkmine #writing #poem #nature

"I eat enough #greenery in my salad. You're asking me to live among the trees?" "You don't have to *live* there. You just have to go to grandmother's house and help her out a little." "That's all? What's the catch?" The pixie smiled at him. "No catch. Just being neighborly." #vssfantasy #writing

My #tongue is tied I shan’t complain But my hand with #greenery Is not okay I’ve retorted to just Cover it all A thin veil A squamous hide To deny the light to reach the plants And instead give me A clean slate That I can’t fix Now it’s #evenfall Nite! #vssmagic #vssfantasy #weirdmicro #vss365

Dark cruciform floor, Blood blooming across the stones- Nocturnal bloodlust. #blooming #vssfantasy #nocturnal #haikuhorrorprompt #cruciform #horrorprompt #haiku #poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #WritersOfBluesky *Not my photograph- found on Google.

The greenery leaned close to the house and in the hush between the leaves she could hear the years breathing. The wind moved gently there and she felt, standing in that tender shade, that the house and its greenery were kin—each keeping the other upright in the long passage of time. #vssfantasy

Spooky twilight ashen orchids bloom in haunted wetlands, fleeting spectral shadows breed dread across askew woods, vampire bats roost hanging upside down on bruised bark, waiting for the blood hunt. #vss365 #inkmine #poetry #thingstowriteabout #vssfantasy #BSPP53 #horrorprompt #poem #poetsofbluesky

The land was in perpetual #spring. All the flowers #blooming in various stages of life, all life in the early years of existence. It was the Paradise of legend. No sorrow, no death, and no tears shed in its wake. But peace became boredom, became apathy. #vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity

deep in the groveheart, mystical golden thistle grants luck to the lost #golden #thistle #groveheart #vssfantasy #haiku #poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #WritersOfBluesky

Blue popsicle fields suckled moonlight from bed bugs who rode beaming hogs. #vssfantasy [blooming] #haiku #weirdmicro #vssmagic

He listened to the minister Going on and on in an Blasphemous tone He didn’t understand the belief Above he heard the thunder. Lightning struck the tower He thought he could hear a #crackle from the flames A hope was #blooming He didn’t have to come back #weirdmicro #vssmagic #vssfantasy

She screamed for Dover to move his blooming arse, but it was no use. The horse was spent and her small bet would not pay off. Her outburst surprised the other ladies. Perhaps she was not the lace curtain they thought she was. #vssfantasy

The #grove of trees hid a deep well. Its waters ran from the #heart of the land. All the animals drank from it, the pixies used it for their meadows, the hedge witches for their gardens. It was unsullied by man. They worked hard to keep it that way. #vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity

Hawthorn thorns heavily pierce the blossom, venomous reek of wolfsbane suffocates the loon, an untoward dread looms haunting the grove's heart, shape-shifting werewolf howls at argent luna heralding doom. #vss365 #inkmine #poetry #thingstowriteabout #vssfantasy #horrorprompt #BSPP53 #poem #skypoets

Deep in the #haunted #grove_heart, #misfit #banter echoed between a #cherry cheeked and #thistle #mask and the #grace of mother nature. In a world unto itself the phantasm masquerade kept secret by dew and dusk amid the gentle breeze and delicate fauna. #WildWalkPrompt #vss365 #vssmagic #vssfantasy