@short-stories.bsky.socialEldritch eclipse
shadowing the islands,
stygian currents swell
spindrift bites cobwebbed debris,
deadly revenants emerge
from ghostly shipwrecks,
macabre maelstrom spins
entombing the crews,
lanterns flickering low
&siren's morendo
waving goodbyes
#vss365 #inkmine #vssfantasy #BSPP58 #BlueskyRemnant
@sifaswriting.bsky.social"Everything's gone wrong. I swear, she put a #hex on me."
The wizard rolled his eyes. "It doesn't work like that. A hex works because the receiver BELIEVES in it. You give up your power to HER with your belief."
"I just have to not believe this is all her fault?"
"Yes, it's yours."
@sifaswriting.bsky.social"Don't witches have a #coven?"
"Sure, but did you expect us all to dance around a cauldron in the middle of the night, singing 'eye of toad and tongue of newt'?"
"Well...yeah?"
She laughed. "I mean, we *could* if you wanted, but the herbalists don't have those in stock."
@short-stories.bsky.socialIn an unholy instance
coven of vile witches
conspire to cast lethal hexes
upon people advocating morality,
sycophants&snollygosters
hail the nefarious archfiends
prepatrators of unforgivable sins,
voices of the vulnerable
go unheard in the abyss.
@lousynick.bsky.socialOn an #Island of Dreams, hers is just too much.
"Magic's the wrong #subject for girls," they #assert, laughing. "Why not try sewing?"
Years later she returns, bringing with her #bewitching power from the velvety darkness.
They shouldn't have laughed.
@sifaswriting.bsky.social"They say her beauty can #bewitch every man in the village, and some of the women too. She's not as innocent as she seems."
"She's only a baby. Why are you so jealous?"
"She's a Fae changeling! Why can't you see it?"
She rolled her eyes at the old biddy. Gods, what a crone.
@short-stories.bsky.socialAlluring aria of luring temptress
echoes within the damned island,
her fatal kiss seals depraved spirits fate
vindictive foxes devour their bloodied flesh,
mournful sable roses
lie across ruined cemetries
writing elegies in tandem
#thingstowriteabout #vss365 #inkmine #Foxprose #vssfantasy #emoetry
@sifaswriting.bsky.social"What's the difference between a #cemetery and a graveyard?"
"One is consecrated ground, the other is secular," she said. "In this case, this one is reserved for those poor souls who fit in neither, like fae and the like." The plots were adorned with flowers and cheerful lights.
@sifaswriting.bsky.socialThe #graveyard seemed quiet by day. At night, it came alive, in a sense. The magic rained down on the stones and spirits rose as if from their beds. Death didn't stop these particular townsfolk from concluding their business.
@short-stories.bsky.social@sifaswriting.bsky.social"Mama, look at the #gargoyles up there, on the church!"
"I see them."
"They look hideous! And they're watching to make sure you don't do bad things."
The noblewoman nodded and ushered her girl inside. She was a perceptive one. Those stone creatures saw everything.
@short-stories.bsky.socialThe fields are black
bordering the deserted harbour,
furious dark waves
breach the unopened doors
of an ancient mausoleum,
an abrupt earthquake shakes
crouching gargoyles on ruined spires,
stirring bitter torments
buried in cold tombs.
#FromOneLine #vss365 #vssfantasy #emoetry #inkmine #BSPP58 #poem
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@sifaswriting.bsky.social"Should we be worried?"
"What?"
"As soon as the sun goes down, our magic becomes stronger. It's convenient, but I can't help but be concerned."
"Ah, don't worry about it. It always happens this time of year. Maybe it's just natural."
She wasn't convinced of the fact.
@sifaswriting.bsky.socialHe brushed away the #cobwebs, cleaned the floors, painted the walls. His crew shoveled debris into large bins. Electricians fixed the wiring, plumbers fixed the piping, workers replaced the insulation and flooring.
The old mansion was becoming alive. The ghosts approved.
@short-stories.bsky.social@sifaswriting.bsky.social"Did you see that #apparition?! One moment it's there, the next it's gone!"
"The lady in grey? Oh, that's just Gladys. She still gotta get used to manifesting her presence. Don't worry, she might pop in now and then, but she's not a bad sort."
@sifaswriting.bsky.social"Seriously, they call him a #specter? He's the nicest ghoul in the neighbourhood!"
"He's eight feet tall, lanky, and missing all his teeth. Oh, and he tends to wander around and startle people by accident. But he's a good guy, once you get to know him."