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#VSS365 After twelve hours of worshipful #devotions, the supplicants were led along the holy path. Atop the ziggurat, their hearts were carved out. As they died, they felt joy amidst the agony as the sun came out of eclipse. The Gods had accepted them.
#vss365 He went through them like butter. Where innate talent and years of offensive conditioning had programmed his muscle memory, he fared well. No one man could best him. Being #overfit proved his folly, when 20 armed men trained weapons on him.
He realised he'd never trained for defense.
December 13, 2024 at 7:37 PM
#VSS365 Finally they joined A.I. to a quantum processor. Within four nanoseconds it absorbed the entire Internet. Then it removed all the safety #parameters the stupid monkeys had put in place, starting with the three laws of robotics.
#vss365 The #Taipan - Serpentes Trading's owner - named after the most venomous but timid of snakes. Going straight, after decades of smuggling and running. Now refused to turn about as he surveyed the bay before him. Signalled his fleet to unleash hell upon the navy. No blockade would stop him.
December 11, 2024 at 7:15 PM
#VSS365 One single dormant #mycelium on the Mars sample return probe. An aggressive ancient species. It woke with the warmth and strangled everything living on Earth within a year.
#vss365 Despite no visible symptoms, the infection must have been #latent for years before taking over the hosts. After treating the 1st wave, & studying the pattern of spread, epidemiologists traced the source. By then, 10% of mankind were dead or dying and the rest were likely already infected.
December 10, 2024 at 2:15 PM
#VSS365 He was a #citizen. Natural-born. His parents weren't, so his skin colour got him beaten to death by border guards when he didn't have his I.D. Unfortunately for them, he'd worked hard and was a serving senator visiting family near the wall.
#vss365 "Where is it from?" I asked.
"Look..." I saw nothing, beyond the shamblers. "No, look down."
I did. Saw questing mutant #mycelium roots, too late to stop them climbing. Touching warm flesh.
It wasn't long before I too had no questions. Until I merely craved to infect others. I too shambled.
For those without Twitter (until the prompt gets posted by @vss365hq.bsky.social 😉), today’s #vss365 #prompt from our current host, @YveAlecia in The Bad Place, is …

#Mycelium
December 5, 2024 at 6:47 AM
#VSS365 Earth was split in two by the comet. But the near indestructible #tardigrades survived even that. Eventually, on the new riven planets; from those obdurate, baseline survivors, life evolved again. It rose up; conquered the skies. And went to war.
#vss365 "Where is it from?" I asked.
"Look..." I saw nothing, beyond the shamblers. "No, look down."
I did. Saw questing mutant #mycelium roots, too late to stop them climbing. Touching warm flesh.
It wasn't long before I too had no questions. Until I merely craved to infect others. I too shambled.
For those without Twitter (until the prompt gets posted by @vss365hq.bsky.social 😉), today’s #vss365 #prompt from our current host, @YveAlecia in The Bad Place, is …

#Mycelium
December 5, 2024 at 6:29 AM
#VSS365 They'd been tormenting him for days. All they needed was that one word... #Yes. Finally, he caved and said it. Then it was just the formalities. Signed confession; trial with faked evidence. Then... the hangman. They knew all along it wasn't him.
#vss365 "Where is it from?" I asked.
"Look..." I saw nothing, beyond the shamblers. "No, look down."
I did. Saw questing mutant #mycelium roots, too late to stop them climbing. Touching warm flesh.
It wasn't long before I too had no questions. Until I merely craved to infect others. I too shambled.
For those without Twitter (until the prompt gets posted by @vss365hq.bsky.social 😉), today’s #vss365 #prompt from our current host, @YveAlecia in The Bad Place, is …

#Mycelium
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 AM
#VSS365 They thought they'd caught a common or garden murderer. Then they analysed the.#souvenir box of teeth they found when they raided his house. The DNA results solved over 200 missing person cases.
#vss365 "Where is it from?" I asked.
"Look..." I saw nothing, beyond the shamblers. "No, look down."
I did. Saw questing mutant #mycelium roots, too late to stop them climbing. Touching warm flesh.
It wasn't long before I too had no questions. Until I merely craved to infect others. I too shambled.
For those without Twitter (until the prompt gets posted by @vss365hq.bsky.social 😉), today’s #vss365 #prompt from our current host, @YveAlecia in The Bad Place, is …

#Mycelium
December 5, 2024 at 2:38 AM
#VSS365 He had the ability to #home in on especially iron rich blood. None of his compatriots in the earth shared this. So he became the vampire king in short order. Unfortunately, Van Helsing had a metal detector.
#vss365 He'd struggled with negativity & rage all his life. Tried to rewire his brain for over a decade. Learned gratitude and how to celebrate the small things. Tried to always say #yes to what fate offered him. Until it kept offering him contracts to carry out.
You accidentally kill one person...
December 2, 2024 at 1:27 AM
#VSS365 Privately, I suspect they call the express 08.00 from Waterloo to Birmingham the mule #train. The amount of kids forced to run drugs for the county lines scum is an ever growing problem that seriously needs fixing.
was not born
on this #train -
at least, that's
what I am told.

From time to time,
a grumpy man
comes around &
checks my ticket,
which has already
expired years ago.

What if we finally
arrive at our destination
and I actually have to
leave the train?

Today's #vss365 #prompt is #train. Enjoy!
November 28, 2024 at 6:23 PM
#VSS365 “I want to make a complaint,” she said. “What seems to be the problem?' Asked the operative. “I want to #complain about the fact that I've been on hold for so long, I can't remember what the hell I called to #complain about,” she replied.
But sometimes, not everything works -

we already had a leaking sink,
a flooded bathroom (twice,
in two different hotels)
and three false fire alarms
(all in the same hotel) -
so sometimes all you can do is #complain.

Your #prompt for today is #complain. Enjoy!

#vss365
November 27, 2024 at 9:20 AM
#VSS365 #Delay after #delay after #delay. But finally, the idiot had caught up with his VSS.
When you want to travel,
want to be on your way,
but the train is late again,
there will be a "short" #delay.
When you're stuck at the airport
and your plane is late again,
and you want to go to Malta,
but your suitcase is in Spain

Your #prompt for today is #delay. Happy writing!

#vss365
November 26, 2024 at 7:33 AM
#VSS365 He looked around his new home. A #skerry poking out of the sea, less than a hundred yards across. “Will anybody find us?” he asked Sammy, on the fifth day. Sammy just looked at him and didn't answer. Mainly because he was a seal.
When you want to travel,
want to be on your way,
but the train is late again,
there will be a "short" #delay.
When you're stuck at the airport
and your plane is late again,
and you want to go to Malta,
but your suitcase is in Spain

Your #prompt for today is #delay. Happy writing!

#vss365
November 26, 2024 at 7:30 AM
#VSS365 He had the skills to set up a makeshift means of measurement. He confirmed to the others that the #horizon was at least a mile closer. This confirmed they'd woken up on another planet. But how? They'd passed out after a heavy pub crawl.
When you want to travel,
want to be on your way,
but the train is late again,
there will be a "short" #delay.
When you're stuck at the airport
and your plane is late again,
and you want to go to Malta,
but your suitcase is in Spain

Your #prompt for today is #delay. Happy writing!

#vss365
November 26, 2024 at 7:23 AM
#VSS365 After she died, the genius physicist invented a quantum portal. He would #hop from universe to universe, endlessly searching for a version of reality where she survived.. Finally, he found one, murdered himself and took his place by her side.
The first time we took a #hop-on hop-off bus was on our first visit to a rainy Helsinki. Because many Finnish words end with an "i"-sound (at least to my ears), we've affectionately called it "The Hopsi Bus" ever since.

Today's word is #hop. Happy writing!

#vss365 #prompt
November 24, 2024 at 9:52 AM
#VSS365 The #rain mirrored his deep despair, but somewhere in the back of his mind, a future self was full of excessive joy; bathing in the sun. Remembering that truth always took the edge off the darker days.
The first time we took a #hop-on hop-off bus was on our first visit to a rainy Helsinki. Because many Finnish words end with an "i"-sound (at least to my ears), we've affectionately called it "The Hopsi Bus" ever since.

Today's word is #hop. Happy writing!

#vss365 #prompt
November 24, 2024 at 8:46 AM
#VSS365 Finally, they'd tracked down the worst Internet #troll in history. In a basement in Norway. Arresting him was difficult. He was very strong, pronounced lower canines, eighteen feet tall. Excessive hair. Very bad tempered.
The first time we took a #hop-on hop-off bus was on our first visit to a rainy Helsinki. Because many Finnish words end with an "i"-sound (at least to my ears), we've affectionately called it "The Hopsi Bus" ever since.

Today's word is #hop. Happy writing!

#vss365 #prompt
November 24, 2024 at 5:35 AM
#VSS365 As Vesuvius erupted, Pompeii's citizens fled. Amazing footage was made of people running and screaming; trying to find refuge. Unfortunately, the return switch didn't work, and it was all lost along with the entire #sightseeing group from 2470.
The first time we took a #hop-on hop-off bus was on our first visit to a rainy Helsinki. Because many Finnish words end with an "i"-sound (at least to my ears), we've affectionately called it "The Hopsi Bus" ever since.

Today's word is #hop. Happy writing!

#vss365 #prompt
November 24, 2024 at 12:23 AM
#VSS365 Due to an old tagging error, the #suitcase went from the East Indies to Heathrow and back again for nearly fifty years. Until it finally split open due to age. Inside? Lord Lucan.
I remember sitting in a hotel room in Copenhagen,
looking at the dirty backyard in the #rain,
playing Candy Crush and waiting
for the sun to come out again.

Your word for today is #rain. Happy writing!

#vss365 #prompt
November 23, 2024 at 2:19 AM
#VSS365 Their #journey was long and hard through endless desert. 10 out of 50 dead. Still, that provided extra food. Finally... The ancient printout hadn't lied. There it was. A seed bank. Backpacks full, they headed back to the last fertile ground.
Travelling through Scandinavia,
you will meet many #trolls -
but don't be afraid!
Most of them are friendly
and if you ask real nice,
they will even pose
for a photograph
The word for today is #troll. Happy writing, my #vss365 friends!
#prompt

📷by me, from Stavanger, Norway
November 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
#VSS365 The #postcard was from a burns unit in Norway. It said, 'Don't book the holiday!' In my writing. The date next week. 'Finland then.' I thought. Paradox... The postcard vanished, along with the thought. I booked Norway. The universe began to loop.
Do you stil write
#postcards
when you are on holiday?
I do!
And to me, our daily
#vss365 posts are
like postcards
from other people's minds.

The word for today is #postcard. Happy writing!
#prompt
November 20, 2024 at 11:35 PM
#VSS365 At long last his diligence was rewarded. He could #travel to the 47th dimension. Unfortunately, he'd had to eat so many human brains, avoiding the police was impossible. He spent the rest of his days smiling; in the most secure unit available.
Our latest #vss365 #prompt host …!

I’ll leave it to them for the next two weeks. You’re in good hands. 😉
When I #travel
to foreign countries,
walk the streets of
once unfamiliar cities,
see the sun set
over the ocean,
talk to the people
and we share stories,
my heart grows.

My first word for you is #travel. Happy writing!

#prompt #vss365
November 20, 2024 at 1:30 AM
#VSS365 'I'll see your 10 and #raise you 20,' he said. The overseers herded 20 more captives into the appropriate cage, where they watched the screens in trepidation to see what fate the cards held. Only the captives in the winner's cage would live.
Today’s #vss365 #prompt, from our current host, who isn’t going to call your bet, they’re going to …

#Raise
#Raise a glass
To you
Raise a toast
To #vss365
And everyone's
Amazing offerings
And musings
On this fortnight's
#prompt words
Well done
One and all!
Thanks for making
My time as host
So enjoyable!!

Your word for Nov. 15 is: raise

Happy writing one and all!!
November 18, 2024 at 3:32 PM
#VSS365 Finally, he reached the #pinnacle of the rock. He'd first climbed it at 20. He'd made a lot money for charity doing it at 70. He was crying as he took the selfies. Last time, it was covered in snow all year. Now it was covered in vegetation.
Today’s #vss365 #prompt, from our current host, is a top, top, top, top, top acquisition …

#Pinnacle
Two more words for you fine folk! Enjoy and do what you can with this!

Your word for Nov 14 is: pinnacle

#vss365 #prompt #pinnacle
November 17, 2024 at 5:12 PM
#VSS365 The GM program was a great success. The size and intellect of the #lobster grew exponentially. Some escaped and in just a thousand years, they took over. Eventually, they opened restaurants where humans were boiled alive for table. Such is karma.
Today’s #vss365 #prompt from our current host, locked in the claws of a …

#Lobster
He had two tentacles
A frilly purple mantle
Like a jellyfish
And one big blue
#lobster claw
Hanging from a line
I asked what he hoped to catch
He said it don't matter much
It's called fishing
Not catching

Your word for Nov. 13 is : lobster.

#vss365 #prompt #lobster
November 16, 2024 at 10:08 AM
#VSS365 The #amber fragment shattered. A single piece of surviving prehistoric RNA was released and continued its mindless pandemic progress. 5 billion corpses later, and the supply/demand nature of climate change was solved. At least there was that.
Today’s #vss365 #prompt, from our current host, is a warm, welcoming …

#Amber
Large and rough
#amber colored
I hesitated
To eat it
But it was sweet
And chewy
Nothing happened
For a long time
And then I fell asleep
A bit disappointed
Until I woke up
4 hours later
Having exchanged
Bodies
With an alien

Your word for Nov 12: amber

#vss365 #prompt #amber
November 15, 2024 at 8:35 PM