Pixabay Impromptu Tsar “You barely see it coming,” Oksana joked as she descended the ladder. “What do you mean? It's a long, noisy light worm,” I replied with a smile. “There's always something else,”

Hola, gente amable de Hive, les traigo una sorpresa. Un reto personal que involucra una foto cotidiana como inspiración para un microrrelato. Espero que disfruten ambos. Paz y amor para ustedes. ¿No lo

... she sat on the cold metal chair in the doctor's office, her phone buzzing unanswered. The doctor's voice was calm but heavy. "We found a mass... and it's malignant." She didn't flinch. She

... she sat on the cold metal chair in the doctor's office, her phone buzzing unanswered. The doctor's voice was calm but heavy. "We found a mass... and it's malignant." She didn't flinch. She

Unsplash English Smashed Magic “For my last trick I'll need someone with a watch,” Steeleek shouted enthusiastically to the smiling audience. Many raised their hands, but finally the young magician asked

Blutwurst: pork sausage, with a touch of beef and black pepper for seasoning. Unsplash Boondoggling It All In the distant town of Heildenberg there was such a special man that he was nicknamed “The beetle”.

Unsplash Another Splintered Night Silhouette People seemed to go beyond their limits that Friday night. It was a neon city with unruly humans with no guilt. That was almost always the way Schiaz City was.

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Unsplash When Luck Skyrocketed Baltius! “Coming off Lopez Street we can see the modern skyscrapers of the city, but none of these buildings is as significant as the Statue of the Homeless,” commented Martin,

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Pixabay Not Everything Fits You “Now take another landscape photo, please,” Luzia asked smiling as she posed with all the afternoon's purchases. The young mother had worked hard over the summer and decided

Pixabay Burning In Memories I tried to contain myself. I closed my eyes and imagined around. I went back to writing, but nothing came to my mind. I had already thrown away a dozen pages and the twilight

Whispers in the deep... a lonely song...

The air turned black all around me. I was suspended in darkness. My feet plunged forward but instead of trotting, I floated. Where was I? An Icey cold hand grabbed me. I turned and saw no shape. “Who are

Love is an action word, it is why I show up in your DMs every day with a good morning and good night text. It is why I fill your home with books that you love. It is why I started building a library in

The archeologist tipped back his hat and marveled at the ivy-covered ruins. “It’s painstaking work analyzing the remains of ancient people," he said to the grave robbers who were holding him at gun

This week's Ink Well Prompt Word: Gobble Prompt Link When Life Gives You Lemons We walked up the porch steps, stomping forcefully with each step to get the snow off our boots. Finally at the top, I tapped

Brad, Jen thought, had a very different sense of humour. That is: he didn't have one. He made jokes and laughed through his nose in that irritating way of his that made her skin crawl, but they weren't