Category: Prompt Based Stories
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THE BALLAD OF CLUNY AND AGNES M. P. McCune @MPMcCune2 · Jul 2, 2020 The bell tolls once for each year she’s lived, and with each peal Agnes’ spirit rises. But when the bell ringer stops at sixty-five, the almost #angel floats downward. “I shouldn’t have lied about my age,” Agnes mutters. #vss365 M. P.…
Mary McCune
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THE LITTLE WITCH’S HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE M. P. McCune @MPMcCune2 Oct 30, 2019 The little witch liked the quiet after the service ended, when the pentagram was still #warm, and the scent of fire and brimstone lingered. That last moment when she could breathe in the darkness and absorb it inside her to protect her from…
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THE BATTLE FOR MRS. HENDERSON’S GARDEN M. P. McCune @MPMcCune2 Dec 30, 2019 Something had been nibbling at the lavender and heather in Mrs. Henderson’s garden. She examined the delicate teeth marks, before exploring the honeysuckle. A #cocoon dangling from a blossom split open. Mrs. Henderson’s worst fears were realized. “Fairies!” she hissed. #vss365 M.…
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THE INTERSTELLAR CIRCUS M. P. McCune @MPMcCune2 Jan 5, 2019 He thought the ache in his #knee was arthritis brought on by a night outdoors watching meteor showers. But the swelling wriggled away when he put a heating pad on it. A small talon cut a slit through his skin. A creature stuck out its…
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Work in Progress (Untitled) A story told using the daily #vss365 prompts 3/26/24-? Jasper covered his ears to muffle the scream of the ambulance carrying the victims away from the scene of the crime: a fairy ring impaled by a rusted #iron railroad spike. Zipping up his hazmat suit, he stepped over the yellow tape…
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