#vss365

#calm is
a temporary state

it has to be

if humans were
always calm

we’d be extinct

i think of you
i am calm

i think of you
i am torrent

i think of you
i am content

i think of you
i am longing

i think of you
i am inspired

i think of you
i am wordless

i think of you
thinking of me
and i am fire

i think of you
all the f***ing time

#vss365
#calm

The boy is never #calm. His limbs storm, his mind is a blizzard.
Only she will believe him when he says his mind and body stilled when he saw her. And then every forgotten memory rushed back like a whirlwind.

#vss365 #amwriting #writingcommunity

After failure, it is best to dispell the heartache, steady the mind, inhale and be like the still waters.

Today, the #vss365 #prompt is #calm.

This is a phemonal essay.

Please check the trigger warning before reading.

#essay #cnf #siblings #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

I'm delighted that my historical fiction story, 'An act of desperation', will be published soon @ellipsiszine.bsky.social - Thanks, Steve!

#fiction #flashfiction #historicalfiction #litmag #amwriting #writingcommunity

The girl stirs a #quake, a hurricane and a sunrise into her water. It swirls, shakes, then settles into a pinky-orange glow. It's strong, but good. She's waited suns and moons for today. She glugs the rest. Her body fizzes and bubbles with bright energy. She's on her way.

#vss365 #amwriting

The city of sin got buried.

No walls or man-made construction could stop what nature laid judgement against.

On this day, #vss365 #prompt is #quake.

'To be alone is just as pure a love.'

Tender little story by Tom Wallace @freeflashfiction.bsky.social

#fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity

Siren red, siren song. Sing a song of sixpence. Live life, live long. A pocket full of rye. Siren blare, siren dread. Four and twenty blackbirds. Siren blast, siren dead. Baked in a pie.

#siren #vss365 #amwriting

Distant cries echoed and it was clear danger lurked where the ocean was deepest.

So did the gold they coveted.

When her song soothed their worries all evil would be washed away.

Today's #vss365 #prompt is #siren.

Looking forward to reading at the launch of MY BODY IS A STRANGER by @nikkidudleywriter.bsky.social along with @scooterwriter.bsky.social & @clairebooker.bsky.social

Friday, Oct 16th
Online
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/mr325be6

#poetry #fiction #microfiction #novellainflash #books #booklaunch

I’ll be reading some flash at the launch of @nikkidudleywriter.bsky.social ‘s poetry pamphlet on Oct 16th, along with readings by Nikki, @laurabesley.bsky.social & Claire Booker. If you’d like to join us, here is the link: tinyurl.com/mr325be6