Tag: 150 words
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No, Not Yet
Alison slipped through the crack in the revolving door unnoticed and found herself on the otherside. The room, filled with gravestones and wild flowers made her shudder. The indoor rain didn’t help either. A whirring clanking noise behind her made her turn, just as the room’s robotic guardian knelt to stare her in the eye.…
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Come, Fly with Me!
Even without a breeze, the currents are good once we get going. Gravity keeps us grounded, but once we become free of that gravitational pull we are free to go. Free to soar into the skies. The first steps into take off are always tricky. Gravity doesn’t want us to leave the ground, but with…
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The Walk
The air was thick and humid. Heat trapped beneath the thickening clouds above made everything feel close. Tense. The light, subdued a little by the cloud cover, had a yellowish tinge to it. Every so often the silence was broken by a long rumble of thunder. And within the rumbles came the occasional bright flash…
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A Long Long Time Ago Around Bedtime
“Husband, what are you doing out here beneath the stars?” Ellimayee gestured upwards with both hands. “I’m contemplating the Universe.” King Rabletop III replied as he knelt in the quickly cooling sand. “But why under the watchful eyes of the ancient pharaohs would you consider such a thing?” “It has to be done, wife. Up…
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A Long Long Time Ago Whilst Posing
“This will be the main image for the Big Chamber, husband. It can go on the big wall.” Queen Ellimayee told King Rabletop III whilst trying to stay as still as she possibly could, as the chief decorator looked on desperately trying to remember their poses in great detail. “Agnes, our chief servant, has already…
The Mansionic Perspective 