Slowly, painfully slowly, the second mantle came together in Rais' hands.

Slowly, in the fat-lamp's light, the furs came together. Slowly his awl pierced the seam-holes; slowly his antler needle threaded sinew and dearly-spun fibre through and pieced fur to fur, warmth to warmth.

He was no artisan; there would be no fancy shell-bead patterns on the leather here. But that was fine.

All he wanted, needed, was to keep the children safe against the blinding white outside.

#MastoPrompt (artisan)

artisanal mocktail
exquisitely sipped
with a paper straw

#MastoPrompt

“we don’t do that here”
all they wanted was water
that’s not “artisan”

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#Artisan
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The #MastoPrompt for Wednesday 10 June 2026 is:

#artisan

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.

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from whence cometh this archaic speech?

#MastoPrompt

three and forty pence
if thou shalt reveal from whence
(truth!) thou did arrive

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#Whence
@stevencudahy

The #MastoPrompt for Tuesday 9 June 2026 is:

#whence

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.

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Mowed pastures, no more
fertilized, eventual turn
to jovial blooming

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#CutGrass
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#jolly

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Wild Flowering - Aobram

happy hour
a jolly old elf
at the bar

#MastoPrompt