slapdashmonuments
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
232 stories, 1 challenge, 1 prompt, 230 comments, and 37 friends
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Inspiration hits with a flash, stories written on the go. A rumble of laughter and the tale is heard only in echoes. The wind blows me in a new direction. Whom shall I visit next?
All Stories
The Ent. Is Near! (1/2)
The weevils of autumn are coming
Protect yourselves! Learn how to fight!
Be aware of their evils and…
Published 7 years ago.
Starlit Sepulchre
There! in the glist'ning starlit sepulchre,
Floating along by the gaping aperture--
There was Ve…
Published 7 years ago.
Three Word Prompt: When Once I Flourished
It was the smell of geraniums that called it to mind again after all these years. My kid had picke…
Published 8 years ago.
Mind Purge 3
But I've no strength, no courage! If I must
Continue living, tread the steeper way,
Climb crises--im…
Published 8 years ago.
Restored Goods (4)
With diligence and a growling stomach, you returned to where you were, and how you were. I managed t…
Published 8 years ago.
Restored Goods (3)
There in my hands is the same material as before...as one piece. A minor miracle of restoration has …
Published 8 years ago.
Restored Goods (2)
Though there is no air moving, I feel a cold wind stirring my fur and wonder what these splinters of…
Published 8 years ago.
Restored Goods (1)
"03-21-17 I'm nothing but damaged goods. Shards of a person left scattered on the ground just waiti…
Published 8 years ago.
Lit
the kafka
the kafka
free trial today
And george and tom E(l)liot
know what to say
when dickens and d…
Published 8 years ago.
Saint Patrick's Day Love and Blessings (2)
This makes me glad that I’m alive,
Despite all fears that do connive
To change that fact. I still re…
Published 8 years ago.
Saint Patrick's Day Love and Blessings (1)
Saint Patrick, dear, come rally round
This group of loved ones I have found:
The ones who’ve left, t…
Published 8 years ago.
Coronation Anniversary Ode
Regina Semper! Endless Queen!
Your subjects’ love is evergreen!
We hearken close to your decree
We b…
Published 8 years ago.
For we'll drive!
Across all surfaces, we swarm
Like plagues of locusts, causing harm
We move so rapidly, alive
Spirit…
Published 8 years ago.
Winter's Wards
Shy child in tatters
Winter's ward
Too weak and cold
To lift her sword
How hast thou come here?
Stum…
Published 8 years ago.
This Heart, My Home
There's no place that can feel like home
Without someone who's kind to you.
Most any place, if I'm a…
Published 8 years ago.