Writing Prompt

Me: That’s it, I’m waving the white flag on everything.

British Terrorist: Beg your pardon?

Me: Python!

Gods Reject: Monty Python?

Me: No not that.

Me: The code.

British Terrorist: Ah, I see.

Me: One mistake in indentations and hours worth of code ARE RUINED!

Yeliel, Cereal Destroyer: Pray to the spaghetti monster.

iPad Kid: R’amen.

Me: Y’all are no use.

Yeliel, Cereal Destroyer: Your ...

WHAT

what

what

I…

what?

this doesn’t make sense

the people

but i

this doesn’t make sense

I swear i locked it.

I put the keys in the lock

and locked it.

I swear

There is no way that i didn’t

But maybe i didn’t…

And that would lead to this

How could i be so stupid...

I stared at the screen in sorrow. How such anger could permeate the screen and be felt, even in my own heart, was a mystery I did not know the answer to. He was miserable, that much was clear. Miserable and angry. But what upset me most was that my first thought was what I could do better to help him not feel that way.

It’s always like that, isn’t it? Us placing blame on ourselves for something ...

my phone dings

i blink

it rings

i sink

i read

i bleed

i cry

i die.

“i don’t think i’m in love with you anymore”

since when?

why not?

just friends?

but i thought

we were

better together

together

forever?

light as a feather

were the secrets

whispered from

the abyss of

your lips

soft as rain

were the

little kisses that

you left behind

on my cheeks

gentle were the

fingers you used

to stroke ...

*All fictional*

My Dearest,

I'm sorry I'll never be what you want. I never brought you flowers after your performance. I held your hand, but not enough. I should've held on forever, but I couldn't. I am not the one you need. Am I the one you even want? When you needed me I didn't try hard enough. I could've done more. More. I should've done more. You left me. I didn't do enough, I know. I didn't...

The Panthers were up a cool 20 points, and hardly anyone in the student section seemed worried about the team slipping up now. There was shuffling and squeaking on the floor below as we sat perched in the bleachers. The guys I was sitting with had all been cutting up and talking about last weekend, especially Cecile’s new purple skirt, whose length none of them seemed to take objection to.

We’d ...

Sifting through the pile of envelopes Michael made his way through them.

Opening them one by one, he smiled. A Very Happy Birthday To You , one said, there was a picture of a pile of presents on the front.

He opened the next one from Aunty June, with a voucher inside, how sweet thought Michael.

He opened one from Mum and Dad Containing a sum of Money, he stood the card up on the desk a...

The messenger owl arrived before dawn, his white plumage a frightful warning against the vast darkness of the desert sky.

— The Temple has taken the Keep. Serscei and I escaped, but Daedren and Ralyei are being held captive. The Viper is on your trail. —

The message was short, and unsigned — but Aella would recognize that bold and decisive handwriting anywhere. Cairen.

Her brother and his partne...

“It’s Sunday, why am I getting a package now?”

My housekeeper gave me a confused shrug but left it on my countertop all the same and returned to her cleaning. I sipped my morning coffee and eyed the brown package suspiciously. Not many people knew what my address was. Hell, even what state I lived in. Something felt off.

I got up from my kitchen table and when I inspected the package closer I sa...

Darren and Lexi have been dating for years now and they are in a happy and healthy relationship. There is a lot of trust between the two of them. Darren knows Lexi would never hurt him and Lexi knows the same about Darren. They are not around each other every second of every day and that’s why they think their relationship is so good and that there is so much trust.

One afternoon on a Saturd...