Tag: 150 words
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A Long Long Time Ago Whilst Shopping
“Husband, what is it?” Queen Ellimayee looked on as her husband, King Rabletop III emerged from the store and stood at the top of the steps, his hands out in front of him. “This store is rubbish!” He declared. “Not a grape in sight. Nor a pear. Nor a, erm, banana-thing.” Ellimayee rolled her eyes.…
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It was lovely while it lasted
The roads are getting busier again lately. And with it, the noise is building up once more. That, or people who are deciding to go out in their vehicles have decided to use their noisiest ones! The past few weeks during this lockdown period have provided a natural silence outside, with the only sounds being…
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The Weather Controller
Maraganna looked out of the window to the torrential rain outside, and then glanced down to Huffle who was sound asleep on the sill. She walked to the olde woden bookcase and retrieved her Wizard’s Almanac. She opened the leather-bound book to the index page, and then touched the word ‘Today’ with her left index…
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The Observatory
Professor Delp looked at the monitor on his console. A green light flickered off and on intermittently. “It’s still doing it!” He spoke into a disconnected microphone which stood beside the monitor. “Are you sure?” Oscar, the office junior, shouted from below the desk. “I’m telling you it is. It’s blinking. It shouldn’t be blinking.…
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The Wizardess
“It’s been years since I created a potion.” Huffle jumped onto Maraganna’s shoulder as she peered into her old cauldron. The liquid within glowed an eerie green. “I think I’ve lost my touch. This liquid should be smooth – not lumpy as it is now.” Huffle purred, crawled around Maraganna’s neck and jumped onto the…
The Mansionic Perspective 