He stood quietly, his #uniform #unkempt, as they surrounded him. He'd clearly been through Hell, but the #mimicry and goading was vile.

When one drew a knife though, I had to intervene. As I stepped into their midst, a #Phantom reared in my eyes.

#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic

Well, the bird app appears to be broken tonight...🙄 🙄🙄

No DMs, only sending messages if you schedule them (even a minute in advance works), and tweetdeck is down.

Not great for the creatives at all...😬

However, on the plus side, I may actually go and do some writing instead.🤣

Henry was sitting quite gingerly.

"Do I want to know?" the Queen asked of #GrumpySwearyFairy, who smirked.

"Well, I was teaching him chemistry and how the noble gases are non-reactive. The &*^!ing idiot said 'here's a Noble #gas!' and tried to light one of his farts..."
#vss365

"Why," asked the Queen, #grim-ly, "is our visitor #balancing like that? Has he got #gas?"

"Well," grinned #GrumpySwearyFairy. "He tried to promise your daughter an #eternity in an #instant, so she kicked him in the &*!$ing knackers."

#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic #scifansat

"I had a #theory that sitting #cornfield wailing like a #banshee would clear my #conscience."

"Did it work?"

"No. Instead, I hurt my throat, got arrested, and am now in court for a Public Order offence as well as those other things, Yeronner."

#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic

"Listen, you #lovely little #freak, #history is full of lies, half-truths, #taradiddle-s... written by the victors and all that."

"Can't write," the barbarian grunted. He swung his sword and the court scribe fell to the floor.

"But, I can win."

#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic

"Maybe, just maybe, we can #borrow a little #hope for the future, #manifest good things, and begin anew."

"Shut up and have another cookie," said #GrumpySwearyFairy. "It's nowhere near midnight an' I'm not drunk enough yet for your mystical bull&^!*."

#vss365 #vssmagic #scifansat

In my mind's eye,
I sit at the #ocean edge,
the gray waves crashing before me,
my drowning melancholia not enough,
to hold them back.

Overhead, the gulls shriek,
hungry, impatient.

I could walk, just walk.
No one would miss me,
and the birds would cry hungry no more.

#vss365

(Originally posted on July 13th 2020 on the bird app)