"I'm a dwelf: my father's a dwarf and my mother's an elf. Most people have never met one."

I nodded, looking up at his #dainty elven facial features and pointy ears, framed by a thick dwarven beard, complete with a narrow braid down the middle. Some people had done a double take when he entered the tavern, noticing his face and his unusual limb-to-torso ratio.

"I get that," I said, and took a long sip on my dark ale.

"And you?" he hesitated. "I can usually tell smaller folk apart, but I didn't want to presume…"

I smiled. "I'm a gnarf. Father — gnome, mother — dwarf."

We both laughed. I liked him.

"You reckon that's why the matching spell set us up on a date?"

#microfiction #MastoPrompt

Morning sun shining
through with rime iced tree branches
most enchanting view

#dailyhaikuprompt
#hoarfrost
#MastoPrompt
#dainty

#haiku
#senryu
#poetry
#SmallPoems
#writing
#photography

@dailyhaikuprompt
@stevencudahy

Winter Morning - Aobram

Relaxing on the couch she playfully poked me in the cheek with her soft #dainty feet.

"Smile." She told me.

I turned to face her and did as she asked. She tried to boop my nose with her foot but missed and almost hit my brow. She went to apologise but I caught her and teased her by biting her ankle.

She giggled and laid her head back closing her eyes.

#MastoPrompt #microfiction

#MastoPrompt Tuesday 27 January 2026:

It was such a delight to watch the #dainty steps taken to carry vengeance to the back of the ICE thug.

To hear the sudden silence of the agent's voice, followed by a whisper.

"Now who's a fucking bitch?"

The gunshot punctuated the whole scene with a bloody full stop.

my round cat lumbers
into rooms, pirouetting
(but he ain’t dainty)

#MrButtersTheCat

#Haiku #Poetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
#MastoPrompt #Dainty
@stevencudahy

The #MastoPrompt for Tuesday 27 January 2026 is:

#dainty

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.

If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.

#Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories

#DailyPictureTheme - #dainty

In my opinion, the wild Dahlia was the most dainty little flower at the entire #DahliaGarden in Hamburg, this year.

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Dainty Blossoms of Spring by Kaye Menner

Dainty Blossoms of Spring by Kaye Menner

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