Mastodawn

So here we are again, All Hallows Eve, the day where I have to restrain myself from answering the door at night with a big carving knife to terrify all the kids and their stupid mums.

Halloween is an American thing. We don't do that nonsense here. Begone with you!!

#halloween #grouch

OCTADE Sep 8, 2025

Many have seen the clip, "Are we the baddies?"

I'm not one of the baddies, but I might have to ask:

"Am I the old man shaking fist at cloud?"

I sometimes catch myself mumbling grumpily at the 'cloud' and SaaS parts of yon Internet. Hosting and VPS services can make me especially grumpy and fist-thumpy when they break.

#grumpy #grump #grumble #grrr #grouse #grouch

MH Thaung May 27, 2025

"Get rid of it!"

"Don't be a #grouch, I was just—"

"It could be carrying something nasty. Remember what happened to—"

"Okay! I'm running the incinerator now. No need to get your tentacles in a twist."

"And don't forget to spray all the surfaces with antihuman disinfectant. Blech."

#MastoPrompt #MicroFiction

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Richard Pierce May 27, 2025

@stevencudahy
The whole country's in a grouch,
Though none of them would use
The word, and in it for different
Incompatible reasons. The Far
Right because they're not really
Winning, the government because
They're not really losing, just
Fucking up big time without
Having the sense to act for the
Common good. The sun lovers
Because it's raining and cold
And windy. The boring because
It's not raining enough, not cold
Enough, not miserable enough.
#MastoPrompt #Grouch #Poetry #Writing

Owen G. Richards - ANTIFAscist May 27, 2025

#MastoPrompt Tuesday, 27th May, 2025 : #grouch

Do I complain?
Do I moan?
Do I whinge?

Yes, of course I do... I'm a bean - a yewman bean.

But does that mean I'm a #grouch?
At times it may seem that way, but on the 'face' of it all there's a wicked, teasing, but good-natured smile.

I may actually be more of a Grinch than a grouch!

juma May 27, 2025

the cat paws at me
“where’s my food, human?”
sour grouch till he’s fed

#haiku #poetry #writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #cat

#MastoPrompt #grouch
@stevencudahy

Steven Cudahy May 27, 2025

The #MastoPrompt for Tuesday 27 May 2025 is:

#grouch

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 #SmallPoem #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories