She was strangely #articulate tho' her accent and -to a lesser degree- her face was much different to those who I had known.

Yet what was I to imagine? This planet I had crashed into wasn't alien it was human.

We were hundreds if not a thousand or two apart.

I looked into the fire which burned my astro-ship and laughed. "Wierd coincidence." I thought to myself.

I pushed passed the cave girl and stepped closer towards the edge of the land, toward the shore.

#mastoprompt #microfiction

Paul McCartney - Blackbird (Abbey Road studio LIVE)

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The wizard sniffed. "I shall once again attempt to #articulate these esoteric concepts to you in such a manner as to—"

"Why don't you just say what you mean," grumbled the rogue.

The barbarian snickered. "Because he can't."

#MastoPrompt #MicroFiction

Passing a Japanese garden, its meticulously cut trees
articulate calmness, a timeless state –
a crafted lie!

Subtract the humans with their secateurs,
and nature almost instantly reorganises the scene,
reveals that timelessness is always an illusion. True calm
is only found in accepting change.

#MastoPrompt #articulate #japan #garden #gardening

The #MastoPrompt for Sunday 1 February 2026 is:

#articulate

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

#articulate : consisting of segments united by joints

- French: articule

- German: artikulieren

- Portuguese: articulado / articular

- Spanish: articula

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#articulate : consisting of segments united by joints

- French: articule

- German: artikulieren

- Portuguese: articulado / articular

- Spanish: articula

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!

#articulate : consisting of segments united by joints

- French: articule

- German: artikulieren

- Portuguese: articulado / articular

- Spanish: articula

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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!