elementm in #hive-161155 • 9 hours agoZapfic240 - “Clearance”The cup said, “Clearance”. It was written in a barely legible scribble but you could definitely identify all 9 letters. But having been Lawrence, Lorenzo, Clark and even…elementm in #hive-161155 • 3 days agoZapfic50 - “Lean”Jack Sprat looked longingly across the table. His wife had done it again. His plate held a stalk of celery, some brown rice and a lump of hummus. Hers was piled high with…elementm in #hive-161155 • 3 days agoFreewrite - “Not Value for Money”To Gerard, Mathematics was a language with no room for frivolous interpretation based on feelings or planetary alignment or anything of that nature. Sure, the same thing could be…elementm in #hive-161155 • 6 days agoZapfic240 - “Shower”In a tiny shower, an ordinary man poured his soul into ballads from decades ago. His perfect pitch, control and intensity were breathtaking. But all too soon it was over. And he…elementm in #hive-161155 • 7 days agoFreewrite - “Garbage Sandwich”The problem with the world, according to Charlene, was that there weren't nearly enough optimists. Sure, bad and good existed everywhere but with the right outlook, even the…elementm in #hive-161155 • 12 days agoZapfic50 - “Dark”His existence was the deep dark secret that his grandmother already knew. He could tell by her disinterest when he explained how his peasant mother came to bear the rightful heir…elementm in #hive-161155 • 15 days agoZapfic240 - “Exclusive”People sometimes wondered, how did a rookie reporter manage to get all those pictures of the city's fearless superhero? But money was tight. Folks should learn to appreciate that…elementm in #hive-161155 • 18 days agoFreewrite - “Text Me!!”On the napkin written in eyeliner were three numbers, a dash and then four more numbers followed by the words “Text me!” Allen looked up at the flirtatious bartender in mild…elementm in #hive-161155 • 19 days agoZapfic50 - “Fishermen”The manatee was waving at him. The older fishermen said this day would come. He knew they were serious but he had hoped he could last at least a few more years. Sadly, it…elementm in #hive-161155 • 20 days agoFreewrite - “Hide in the Wardrobe”“I know you're in there! Come out and face me like a man!” No, thank you! Jason thought as he ran semi clothed, through the connecting door from one bedroom to the next. If…elementm in #hive-161155 • 21 days agoFreewrite - “Scatter the Seeds”To live. Is that not what we all want? Branches stretching up to the heavens, consuming the light from the closest star, the tree wanted to live as she had lived for hundreds of…elementm in #hive-161155 • 23 days agoZapfic240 - “Science”The pictures were all lies. They had never visited the Eiffel Tower or held hands on a gondola smiling into each other's eyes or gone camping together. ‘Cause she was a chatbot.…elementm in #hive-161155 • 24 days agoFreewrite - “Feminine Style”“Okay guys, we need to show up classy, maybe a little sexy for this gig. Oh. And, uh, Jesse…just wear whatever makes you feel comfortable…?” He trailed off apologetically. And…elementm in #hive-161155 • 24 days agoZapfic50 - “Gallon”The bottle held a gallon of something . The note said to drink all of it in the next 2 hours or a loved one would die. And the note said quite a few things that proved its…elementm in #hive-161155 • 28 days agoFreewrite - “Time to Get Vertical…”Today was shaping up to be a very bad day. The voice in her head had started replaying its playlist of all the stupidest things she had said from age 5 to the present and it…elementm in #hive-161155 • 29 days agoZapfic240 - “Eavesdrop”With her ear pressed firmly to the door, Greta struggled to understand the conversation taking place on the other side. Her tenacity was rewarded. With seconds to spare she…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthPic1000 - “Last Breakfast”The milk had a little coffee in it. Due to an extreme sensitivity to caffeine, Professor Gordon could only stomach the most miniscule quantities of caffeine at a time. This was…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthZapfic50 - “Landscape”The interviewer had asked him such an innocent question: what drew him to paint landscapes? He could have waxed poetic about his many artistic influences or something equally…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthFreewrite - “Not Much Ambiguity”Life could be so confusing sometimes but once in a while something reveals itself in crystal clarity so unambiguously that no other possible explanation can be given. Lila was…elementm in #hive-161155 • last monthFreewrite - “Spirit in There”They lied about everything. The wealthy family that needed a nanny for their two young children did not exist. She spent barely any time at all in the first country she flew to…
