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Morning Poem שיר בוקר

It's been a while since I've written poetry, but my @poet wrote me a poem, so I couldn't help myself. Hebrew translation added thanks to @yairdd . The scent of ...

Fifty words - nightmares & dreams

Suddenly - silence. The noisy room just went dead silent, and everyone turned to look. A titter, choked off in embarrassment, then more silence. You can feel yo...

50 words: Humor

Fair warning - some slight squick in this one.... ----- She hacked a wretched cough as her family let the healer into the hut and closed the door against the bi...

Another fifty-words....

Spawned by @not-a-bird 's previous post... ------ Gremlins get into everything. That's their greatest curse. Can't help it, the lil darlings. Someone able to ai...

Fifty-word story, as per @minature-tiger

Here is where I saw it.... ----- Another crash. Not unusual, but still unpleasant. It’ll rot your soul if you let it. Can't let it, though - it happens too ofte...

300-word story

....sounds like a fun challenge. . . - - - - - The lights flickered on, another annoying sign of decay in what was once a pristine palace of perfection. I just ...

Five Minute Freewrite - "Pen"

From https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-78-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-pen by @mariannewest .... Let's see what hash we can make out of THIS topic! -...

Five Minute Freewrite - Surprise

I guess I was surprised. How often do YOU have a spitting image of yourself open your own door and come walking in as if he - you! - owned the place? Surprised ...

Five minute freewrite - "Toilet"

From https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-66-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-toilet - and somehow I can hear her laughing.... - - - - - "ohgawd, ohgawd, oh...

Alien aliens - one example

One thing we tend to get in Sci-Fi and Fantasy are a lot of "bumpy-headed humans" as aliens. This is relatively easy to do, as we more or less have preconceived...

Five minute freewrite - "Pill"

From https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-64-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-pill - - - - - I swallowed. It hung just at the back of my throat, stuck by ph...

Five Minute Freewrite - "Fire"

from https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-63-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-fire - - - - - "FIRE!" - the cry that always gets my adrenaline running. This ...

Rare Topics Challenge: Inaugural post about my love story with dnd and other rpgs

After joining steemit and browsing it for a day or so, I like it so far, but one of the biggest issue with it that I found is that the topics people speak about...

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Shielding

A common trope across sci-fi and fantasy are immaterial shields which still manage to stop things from harming those within. Occasionally these will cause my su...

5 Minute Freewrite - Nose Hair

From https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-62-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-nose-hair - a fun, if icky, challenge.... ----- Icuma sneezed. The breeze pass...

Things, Part 1

This is the beginning of a story I'm in the process of writing. If people like it, I'll share more, and work more vigorously at finishing it. If not, that's OK ...

A friend's surprise....

A friend of mine was driving home late one afternoon in his little shovel-nosed coupe, taking back roads and moving a little quick. He had someone waiting for h...

Homemade 3 Musketeers Chocolate Candies - FOOD PHOTO SHOOT

Hey again Steemians! How is your weekend going? I don't know about you but I think chocolate is always the answer no matter what the question. I have to admit t...

Steemit Poetry Contest #8 - "Mirror, mirror"

Mirror, mirror, on the wall Mirror, mirror, before a great fall Show me now what I may see Tell me now what I must be Mirror, mirror, hanging still Mirror, mirr...

COMPROMISE

The sounds of key presses make a frantic hurried tapping. The words eagerly form from the vapid void to cohesive prose. But vitriol drips lazily from the pierci...