His life was #unexpected and short. His mother was banished after falling pregnant under the priest's rape, but returned in disguise. Just in time to substitute her babe for the intended sacrifice of the high festival, bringing him under the knife of his father. #vss365

Every night, the machine reconstructed our childhood home from my memories and displayed it in 3D on the empty lot.

Mum sat by the window, Dad read the paper on the porch.

Tonight, he looked directly at me.

I’d forgotten his face.

The machine called this an #unexpected improvement.

#vss365

An #unexpected windfall; a bag filled with fifties.
"We're taking it to the cops, right the hell now."
"It's tax free! Nobody knows we have it!"
"Sorry. That's the way it is."
"I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE SUCH A GOODY-GOODY!"
"Have you seen even ONE film noir made in the last 75 years?"
#vss365

I tend to
pray
a lot
to obviate
the #unexpected
I was unsure
of this meeting
today
I thought
there may be
tensions
my
prayers
were
answered
it went
smoothly
I prayed
for my
friend
not to die
but he died
but
it was
expected
wasn't it
he had
a terrible disease
some
ghastly
brain thing
#vss365

He was just a clown
before he became a man
of such high renown

Twas not he that changed

It was the world that became strange

This #unexpected revelation
became the stuff of legend
as the clownish gentleman
was crowned Supreme Leader
by popular acclamation

#vss365 #poetry #poem #amwriting

Unexpected, how
you came into my life,
on a whirlwind,
on a sea of change,
at the threshold
of season's turn.
It's so very lovely
to see you again.

#vss365 #unexpected #haiku #dailywritingprompt #dailyhaikuprompt #micropoems #blueskypoetry

The day started as any other, or seemed to, but Kay soon realised things were topsy turvy. She knocked a broken plate on the floor, and it fixed itself. She removed a broken bulb and the light turned on. The most #unexpected thing was following the trail of blood to find her broken heart.
#vss365

“ #Unexpected item in bagging area,” said the self-service checkout when I scanned the salad.

“Hey!” I replied. “I’m healthy sometimes.”

The assistant came over.

“You may as well wait til it flags the ID for the wine,” I said.

“The machines scan faces now.”

“Mature!” it said.

Rude. #vss365

Those fleeing galactic security went to the mind #market. But handing your #deserted body to a thrill-seeker could lead to the #unexpected. Especially if the body-borrower gets caught. Folk ending up in jail tend to want their bodies back. Then you've got a big decision to make.
#vss365 #2wordprompt

Guest, #unexpected;
by "guest," a child stands conceived
by the expectant.

But by no means do I imply an unborn child is capable of standing.

#vss365 #HaikuFeels #verse #DailyHaikuPrompt #Senryu #Haiku #HaikuSky #Poetry #MicroPoetry #writing #poem #prose #emoetry #inkmine #BlueskyPoets #dpp

Finding the money in the cupboard of our new house was #unexpected. Spending it was easy. Explaining how I would replace it with my wife tied up and held at knifepoint - well that was a bit more tricky. #vss365

The asteroid impact and the resulting nuclear winter obscured the sun year-round. This was quite a boon to the undead, but instead of hunting their only food source to extinction, some became #unexpected allies, offering shelter and food for a small, painless donation.

#vss365 #microfiction

Unexpected rain
Explosion of the senses:
See, smell, taste autumn

#Fridaymood #Fridayvibes #nature #autumn #rain #poetry #haiku #vss365 #unexpected

The audio book was coming to a conclusion, and she leaned forward.

Was it the long-lost sister no one knew? The humiliated jilted lover? Or the swindled business partner?

No! It was the ne’er do well brother who everyone thought was already dead, which was quite #unexpected. #vss365

"Animals and humans share a lot of things when you whittle away the surface." Olina said and sat on a chair. Elliot's efforts had doubled and he was almost growling as he slammed the holder against the floor. "I did... no it is not #unexpected." Uller said. #vss365

The pouring of water into the chamber was not #unexpected, but it caused a chaos in the chamber. Judges tearing their robes and trying to push the linen into the cracks. Uller watched it and felt odd as he found himself unable to find kind words for the actions. #vss365