1/2

Elaina had been observing the man who had recently been promoted to the role of her supervisor for a long while. She had hoped that the owners would make a different choice but Bart was outwardly hearty and friendly, especially with the owners, and her hopes had never been high in that regard. But she had also been tracking his surreptitious actions and collecting evidence of his petty thefts which added up to a substantial amount of goods and money over the years. She also had also collected evidence of his not so petty racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. He was, at heart, a perfect storm of male privilege and oh-so-white to boot.

She had copies of her evidence stashed in a few different places when she requested a meeting with him. After enduring his hearty greeting and faux friendly smile, she sat across from him and silently handed him a file with copies of her evidence. She watched as he opened it and his smile slipped slowly from his face. He turned pale and then snarled at her. “What do you want, you mendacious little …”
1/2

#MastoPrompt #mendacious
#surreptitious
#MicroFiction

Sunshine in winter
can be a deceiving fact
artic blasts disguised

#MastoPrompt
#mendacious
#dailyhaikuprompt
#NorthWind

#haiku
#senryu
#poetry
#SmallPoems
#writing
#music

@stevencudahy
@dailyhaikuprompt

Winter Winds - Sandy Denny

https://youtu.be/9Dk6BUd0jGw

"That's how you'll talk your way in?" The detective gaped. "It'll work, but that's truly #mendacious."

The rookie shrugged. "I learned from the best—"

"Really? Thank—"

"My kid sister."

The detective wasn't sure whether to be offended or not.

#MastoPrompt #MicroFiction

being audacious
all the while staying gracious
never mendacious

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

The #MastoPrompt for Saturday 7 February 2026 is:

#mendacious

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

#Tyrant
#Racist
#Unstable
#Mendacious
#Pedophile

#TRUMP

#USPol