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She wedded an old, rich man with no kin. After his death, she learned that he'd made no bequest to her. Instead, his sole heir was his cat.

#vss365 #vss #bequest

Dimanche 27 septembre 2026 au Havre (76, Seine-Maritime), une femme, âgée de 70 ans, a été battue à mort par son conjoint. Ce dernier a ensuite appelé la police.

#vss #feminicide #NousToutes

“You kept that dumb +1 Sword of Obviousness?”

Gerrard hefted the numeral shaped memento. “Check this out.”

He threw the steel plus sign floating next to the sword. It returned like a magical, ninja star boomerang.

“Huh,” Ann said. “It finally adds up.”

#vss #sff

⚖️ "Les violences peuvent peser durablement sur les trajectoires professionnelles, souligne le rapport. Arrêts maladie, chômage, temps partiel, licenciement ou difficultés à évoluer dans sa carrière peuvent entraîner une baisse des revenus et, à terme, des droits à la retraite..."
#VSS #Transition

Down narrow
Lanes of
Alien landscape
Trying to
Recall the
Old colors
Of Earth
With eyes
Not distorted
By static

And the scent
Of Anything
Just a little less
Yellow

#poetry
#vss
#photography

She thought of him as feral but hung out with him because he talked little and said less, "more coffee?" she asked, he smiled and winced at the same time but nodded, "the afternoons stray away, but tomorrow is another country." He indicated he might pay, but she wouldn't hold him to it.

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The huge spider gathered up the cocoon. “It paid for a new face. I weaves-s it nice one. Young body, too!”

“This isn’t—” Ronaldo shouts.

“Now it goes-s! Or it gets-s eaten!”

Ronaldo flees a flash of fangs, the former highwayman’s coat now oversized on her adolescent frame.

#vss #sff

Entries close TOMORROW! Do you have flash fiction ready to submit?

flash500.com/flash-fiction/

Our international competition for stories up to 500 words is open for entries until midnight tomorrow (Wednesday 30 September).

#flashfiction #writingcompetition #vss

Unbeknownst
And unrecognized
Incognito
And just
A little
Tattered

Old notebook
And missing shoe
Looking for
Raw materials

Lost poem wating
The sound
Of distant
Harmonica
Ghostly

#poetry
#writing
#vss

"What do we do with heads of state who are so evil, not even the oceans will purify them?" we ask.
"Stop voting for them," the sage replies.

#vss365 #vss #purify

Looking at everyone
Sideways
As if perhaps
Pliers were required

Nearby mirror
Reflecting puzzlement

Remembered fondly
On rainy days
Later on

#poetry
#writing
#vss

Jeudi 19 septembre 2024, à l’hôpital de Fontenay-le-Comte (85, Vendée), Cécilia, 42 ans, est morte des suites de blessures par balle causées par une dispute dans la voiture de l’auteur du tir.

#vss #feminicide #NousToutes

Jeudi 24 septembre 2026, à Dijon (21, Côte d’Or), une femme, âgée de 53 ans, a été battue à mort à son domicile. Son compagnon a tenté de sauter par la fenêtre à l’arrivée de la police. Il a été placé en garde à vue. Une enquête pour homicide par concubin a été ouverte.

#vss #feminicide #NousToutes

Mercredi 23 septembre 2026, à Kourou (973, Guyane), Maria, 50 ans, a été abattue chez elle. Son compagnon, aperçu le matin-même sortant du domicile de la victime avec un fusil de chasse, a été mis en examen et en détention provisoire.

#vss #feminicide #NousToutes

WARNING: This #shortstory has a pretty graphic ending!

"But one kid decided he knew how to deal with the situation. He would creep up on newbies like me ..." - snippet from my latest #flashfiction "Late confession"

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#ShortReads #FlashLit #VSS #Crime

#VSS 🟣 Violences sexistes et sexuelles : comment les identifier, les prévenir et agir ?

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