Category SS Prompt 5: Stale
SS Prompt 5: Stale
Word Count: 1200 words exactly
Deadline: 20 May 2020
Please do not post before the deadline.
Papering Over The Cracks by Julie-Anne McDowell
The feverish chirping of birdsong pecks its way in and then out of my subconscious and jars me into a rude awakening. The quiet night is broken by the dawn chorus lead by a few braggart soloists determined to attract…...
Register
Courtney’s Game (Tim Alden, Story 5) by Kathy Sanford
Vengeance by Bryan Gunn
Holding by Simone le Roux
I used to live in houses like a ghost. I would walk around running my fingers along the walls like a blind woman and looking for messages in the braille of the beige paint. I’d stop and stare at photos…...
Register
Killing the Chill by Elizabeth Strehl
From the depths of decay by SugarSnark
The abandoned mine held nothing but echo and stagnation. There was no light, no movement of air, no warmth but most importantly no one cared to venture inside the unstable structure. When Davyn discovered it, it became a place to…...
Register