Mastodawn

"We are not so #crude to commit simple torture." Doctor Viscera's back was turned as he loomed like a vulture over a tray full of sharp, steel implements shining under a brilliant lamp.
Nigel sweated and squirmed against his restraints.
"That would be beastly." Doctor Viscera now wielded a most-sinister syringe, "Rather I will #numb you so you can watch as you are disassembled."
There was a pinch.
"Trust me, you won't feel a thing." With a chuckle, "Oh, but the sights you will see..."
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Steven D. Brewer 🏳️‍⚧️1d ago

She sat in the bathroom stall, staring at the floor, feeling #numb. She had worked so hard to get into this school and was still stunned that students could be so cruel. It wasn't just the #crude comments muttered behind her back. It was much worse. (1/3) #wss366

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NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi 1d ago

@asakiyume

Excellent contrast of nature and humans. It's the type of urban photo I try to take. Moments when the flawed and/or ugly find a place of glory. Photos of perfection leave me #numb. Give me the flawed, the ruins, the ugly.

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NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi 2d ago

Nov. 15/11 #Wss366 #numb #MastoPrompt #scarab

The rocks fell from Wayna Qhapaq, one of the last Inca rulers from before the Huascar-Atahualpa civil war, tomb’s entrance. It was a lost tomb, and who knew how much treasure it held? Melting the gold alone would make us rich and ensure that our looting went undiscovered.

Looking at the map, I said, “Just beyond here is a boulder trap, à la Indiana Jones. The release is here.” I reached into the indicated indentation, setting the brake.

“Look,” Professor Lustem said, taking a golden scarab from another indentation.

I wanted to say, “Don’t,” but my tongue was already numb.

Inca Civil War:

#Microfiction #Tootfic #Drabble #NMV366 #Inca #Incas

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Wandering Shop Stories 2d ago

Today's Wandering Shop Stories #prompt is #numb. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "numb" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/numb Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @asakiyume

Definition of NUMB

Definition of 'numb' by Merriam-Webster

getmisch 3d ago

Anti-depressants can have dangerous life-long side effects no doctor warns about before prescribing.
"I've never seen anybody come off long-term _________ or _________ and not have years of trouble" [because the drug names are interchangable.]
Patients paying for their own research, doctors denying their ailments are real... Predatory drug makers refusing responsible testing, product warnings.
#capitalism #kills #drug #testing #side #effects #brain #zaps #numb #genitals