When I get to 365 stories I should put them all together into one big, chaptered book.
I’m'a call it One Year of Instants.
I’m still debating whether or not to put the sequels/prequels in chronological order, or put things in the order I did them.
What do you, my dear loyal readers think?
An outsider to everything talks about seeing something they shouldn’t, fully knowing the ramifications of their seeing will impact the entire world they live in.
Shayde knew she was on time. She checked the chrono four times after she heard Rael’s voice in the negotiations room. He was, apparently, talking in some variety of Bird. One of the languages that gave her ‘universal translator’ ability trouble. Something about beaks…
This was one of those negotiation
Read more »Anywhere in the story: “It never ceased to amaze him how little the world seemed to care about those it had little use for.” Also include a banana.
London was overgrown. Those bits that were left were barely holding together. And still, someone took the time to write on walls.
It was a warning. Red was a difficult colour for paint in this kind of arena, but someone had still taken the time to make a bright red paint. And
Read more »Before Josie’s mom goes to Kraplaquistan, recount the last conversation she had with Jason and how little she really knows how awful he is, even as it reeks and ferments before her very eyes due to her obsession to bring Josie back to her point of view.
Porche greeted Jason with a warm hug and a kiss on each cheek. “Daar-ling! How have you been? I’ve been dying to see you since Tullagawupwup…”
Jason smiled
Read more »Include anywhere in the story this line: “Anywhere was home, unless the place included her.”
Josie was a wanderer. Anywhere was home, unless the place included her.
She did not use her name. It was always she, her or, in extreme situations, that woman. Just a glimpse of her, just the thought that she might be there, that she might have followed her across oceans, continents, rivers, towns or down the endless roads… had Josie packing her bags and
Read more »I think I submitted this before, I might be mistaken. Anyway…
Kurt and Beast, a malfunctioning electric razor/pet-groomer, and the amusing/embarassing results of the latter encountered by the former two.
[Yeah, you did as anon, and since you’re so insistent, I guess this is today’s instant story]
Shaving was a problem for the naturally hirsute. The trimming products usually designed for people did not take into account things like, say, embarrassing bald patches. And trimer
Read more »Jean discovers a reason why Duncan should be dumped and Todd shows her why Scott might be a better choice, all while they hang upside down from a tree. By accident.
“It'snotmyfault, IsweartoGod, pleasedon'tkillme!”
Jean was still getting her bearings. A tough thing to do when gravity wanted all her blood to settle into her head because the ground was directly above it.
She let open her ‘walls’ a crack to scan for any other intelligent life besides&
Read more »End a story with this line: “She only knew it was going to be messy, however it ended.”
Karin had a problem with clean. Firstly, it never made sense; because the first thing that happened to clean was that someone pretty much instantly made it ‘un’ in short order. Secondly, she could never really do it. Her attempts at clean always ended badly.
And Mom loved clean. Loved it beyond all reason.
And today was Mother’s
Read more »Graydon Creed and Mr. Kian get into an argument about mutants in school, power, decency and misogyny, which also demonstrates to Kian how much of a terror Graydon could be when he’s older.
“Now, I understand you used a slur in a public arena, mmkay?”
“Mutie is not a slur. It’s what they are.”
“Mmkay. That word you just used, the new M word? Mmkay, that’s a slur, mmkay… It&
Read more »Write more on the augmented dog and the woman who was paired with it. Specifically, I’d love to know why the woman needed the dog and how the dog was groomed for her in the first place.
Rael arrived at their residence at the same time as their Cogniscent Rights caseworker.
“You’re here for—?” prompted a Melil whose name tag declared zir to be Officer Raak.
“Broken crockery printer,” said Rael. “Julie
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Rael had seen Augments before. Animals that humans normally called pets were genetically altered to be smarter, more able to do the things that humans did. They rankled him, but they were legal. Most were companions and helpers.
A very rare few were ability aids.
The female pushing the trolley bore no external signs of being less than fully able. Until she spoke.
“I want chocolate milk you’re in the way.” Each word fired out rapidly next
Read more »The sun shone brightly despite the time of year, but its warm rays brushed uselessly against heavy curtains. Inside the dark room, a father held his baby in his arms and prayed that the child would find peace. (darkfoxglove)
Sergei Darkholme, better known to the world as Azazel, wept for his son. He had his father’s tail and pointed ears. His mother’s blue skin. Less fingers and toes than normal, but he was healthy. Alive.
And stuck like
Read more »I went to do my daily instant story for y'all, but…
I don’t have any prompts!
Help! I need some muse food, stat! Everyone who can see this, submit something! Ask something! Give me something to write a story with!
Read more »quietstorm81 answered: A mother finding out about her daughter’s crush via somewhat unethical snooping in a stash of love letters.
Station night was well and truly underway. She should have been going home. She should be closing down her office and leaving it all to the night crew. It was late and getting later. Her family would soon wonder where she was.
Sheppard would be wanting his bedtime story.
Lyr knew all this. She knew what she was doing was a
Read more »quietstorm81 answered: Old couple commenting on young couple having an awkward but visably loving first date in a park
They took the ramp up to third balcony level in Big Tree Park. Poor Mal’s knees wouldn’t let him do stairs, any more.
Their usual bench was occupied by a young couple, so they took the next one. It was good to sit and watch the green things grow. And some of the things that weren’t exactly
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