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Extra Special Bitter<p>summer drought<br>a dry rub<br>on the ribs<br><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a></p>
juma<p>cracked rib broken heart<br>miss me, poisoned dart<br>when abuse morphs into art</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rib</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span></p>
Steven Cudahy<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> for Tuesday 29 July 2025 is:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/rib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rib</span></a></p><p>The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.</p><p>@ me, if you like, or just include the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.</p><p>If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallStories</span></a></p>
Ab<p>Only six ribbons<br>he had, to tie back her hair<br>she wore them with love</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/fillet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fillet</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/TGnFpXi_MNc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/TGnFpXi_MNc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
MH Thaung<p>The diner smacked his lips. "This <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fillet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fillet</span></a> steak is marvellous." He raised his voice. "Well done, in the kitchen!"</p><p>The chef stormed out. "Idiot! Boor! It was perfectly rare."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroFiction</span></a></p>
Extra Special Bitter<p>filet mignon<br>a rib<br>past its prime<br><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a></p>
Steven Cudahy<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> for Monday 28 July 2025 is:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fillet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fillet</span></a></p><p>The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.</p><p>@ me, if you like, or just include the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.</p><p>If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallStories</span></a></p>
Ab<p>The along the scarp<br>cascading water formed an<br>enchanting setting</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/slope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slope</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> </p><p>Lady at the waterfall - Aobram</p>
Ab<p>Without fear they jumpt,<br>in a slant bowed leap, over <br>the midsummer fire </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/smoldering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smoldering</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/slope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slope</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> </p><p>@dailyhaikuprompt <br>@stevencudahy </p><p>Bonfire Jump - Aobram</p>
NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi<p><strong><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wss366</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a></strong></p><p><strong>Return to the FATE GEAR</strong></p><p><strong>Chapter 9: Hoist yer spoons</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/FanFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FanFiction</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/OthersidePicnic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OthersidePicnic</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/FateGear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FateGear</span></a></strong></p><p>Captian Mina paced the Fate Gear’s deck, which always <strong><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/sloped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sloped</span></a></strong> so Mina was going uphill. Sorawo could imagine the ship silently chuckling to itself. Periodically the captain checked a large brass compass <strong><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/finished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finished</span></a></strong> to the umpteenth degree of shine, huge altimeter (shiny), and massive steam-powered sextant (blazing brilliantly).</p><p>Finally <strong>finished</strong> pacing, satisfied they were on course, she turned to her navigator. “Tell the lasses that grubs up.”</p><p>“Aye, aye, Captain,” Yuri said while her fingers flew over the keyboard.</p><p>(“Hoist yer spoons, lassie. Benimori got vittles for you in the mess,”) Fate Gear announced. A shrill train whistle screamed, signaling the same. “Get yer vittles on!”</p><p>Nana took over command as the captain walked toward the mess.</p><p>Nana’s first act was to turn on the Otherside pair lounging at the railing, mops motionless. “And you two bilge rats, wash yer hands and help Benimori serve. Look smart or you’ll feel a kiss of the Bosun’s cat.”</p><p>Toriko and Sorawo hurriedly complied and dashed off to help Benimori.</p><p>“Take these,” Beni said, handing enormous pots of warm, rich-smelling stew. “If you spill any of it, the ship will have your carcass for dinner.” Beni grinned as she waved a huge spoon.</p><p>“That’s not very pirate,” Toriko observed.</p><p>Beni lost her smile. “Let’s see you do better.”</p><p>“Slop any of this swell, I’ll be keelhauling a pair of deck rats before you can say ‘drunken sailor,’” Toriko supplied.</p><p>Beni whistled in appreciation while Sorawo rolled her eyes.</p><p>“These two deck rats better be getting this swell to the mates or the cap be slitting our sails,” Sorawo joined in.</p><p>The other two’s mouths dropped, and they stared at Sorawo. For a moment, it looked like Toriko would drop the pot she held, and Beni’s spoon wavered in the air.</p><p>Toriko was the first to recover. “Now ye be talking like a pirate, matey.”</p><p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/TootFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TootFic</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Serial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Serial</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMPrompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NMPrompts</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMV366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NMV366</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NMMP</span></a><br><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/UraPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UraPi</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Steampunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steampunk</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Pirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pirates</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/UraPiFanFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UraPiFanFic</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metal</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/JMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JMetal</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Satire</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/PoliticalSatire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalSatire</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/ReturnToTheFateGear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReturnToTheFateGear</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMRTTFG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NMRTTFG</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/fanfiction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fanfiction</span></a></span></p>
Extra Special Bitter<p>slippery slope<br>a greenhorn navigates<br>the galley<br><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a></p>
juma<p>what slippery slope<br>must we slide into before<br>we cope with despair</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slope</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span></p>
RJClik<p>@stevencudahy <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mastoprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoprompt</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Slope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slope</span></a></p><p>It’s going downhill,<br>Because, of things I started,<br>Time to slope away.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a></p>
Poloniousmonk<p><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> </p><p>Slowly sliding<br>Down the slope of life.<br>At least I have a lot<br>Of company here.</p>
Steven Cudahy<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> for Sunday 27 July 2025 is:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/slope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slope</span></a></p><p>The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.</p><p>@ me, if you like, or just include the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.</p><p>If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MicroFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallStories</span></a></p>
Ab<p>My soccer career<br>didn't oblige tibia guard<br>kicks made mine thicker</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/shin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shin</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> </p><p>Calcium deposits on shins due to sports injuries</p>
Extra Special Bitter<p>perfect game<br>the bruised shins<br>of a catcher<br><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a></p>
NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi<p><strong>Princess (Wind Head) 王女様(風頭)</strong></p><p><strong>Mao Rescues Mia (猫救助ミーア)</strong></p><p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/FanFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FanFiction</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/TheApothecaryDiaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheApothecaryDiaries</span></a> x <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/TearmoonEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TearmoonEmpire</span></a></p><p>*** Maomao ***</p><p>The girl landed with a thump. Maomao noted the unusual, fluffy riding outfit the woman wore. “An excellent choice for a novice rider,” she said to the small <strong><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/arched" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arched</span></a></strong> stems of the “<em>Yín Yáng Huò</em>” she was examining, its anchor-shaped leaves faintly brushing her <strong><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/shin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shin</span></a></strong>. “The question is, did the bulky outfit work?” If the woman had been hurt, helping her would be a lot of trouble; however, didn’t Mao have a duty to help her?</p><p>It was a question to consider seriously. Her father had followed his conscience, and look where that got him—the tendons removed from his knee for doing his best to save a baby of imperial birth </p><p>She sighed. As much as it pained her, helping was the right thing and probably wouldn’t have such dire consequences. Parin would have to make do with the “Raunchy Goat Medicine”—as Parin called it—the apothecary had already gathered. </p><p>Rain pattered around her, its rhythm deepening as she neared the fallen woman. The wind sighed low in the grass. If Mao had been superstitious, she would have thought it said, “<em>You’ll be sorry.</em>”</p><p>The day had begun badly and was getting worse. First, she’d been called out on mysterious business in the country. Next, the carriage in which she had been riding had thrown a wheel, and now this woman. The rain; however, didn’t bother her. She was hoping to spot <em>Zhu Ling, Fang Feng</em>, or <em>Tu Fu Ling</em>. She preferred to dig them when the soil was soft after a rain. The last of those was always popular at her shop, a sovereign cure for men’s sores of shame.</p><p>It might be a profitable day. She had already found some <em>Mu Tong</em> along the road. And yes, she was sure it wasn’t <em>Guan Mu Tong</em>; only a novice would make that mistake.</p><p>As the young apothecary approached as the woman sat up. “Are you hurt?” she asked.</p><p>The woman paid no mind, looking after her horse. “I can’t believe a horse betrayed me.”</p><p>“<em>Why the woman wasn’t thrown more often,</em> Mao asked herself. Considering her supine riding posture, she did not seem an experienced rider. Instead of saying that, she asked again, “Are you hurt? If not, I have herbs to gather.”</p><p>“I’m fine. But thank you for asking,” the woman replied.</p><p>Mao studied her. Her smile was innocent. She was healthy with ample flesh, a surplus even, clearly not poor. One didn’t get that weight on a poverty diet unless you were ill. Her padded clothes were unusual. She resembled a chimera: part human and part sheep. They were well-tailored and had properly protected the woman.</p><p>Well, if she was alright, Mao could get on with her herb gathering. As soon as they repaired the carriage, she would need to leave.</p><p>Part 1 of 8: To be continued.</p><p>Sequel to: "The Norns" <a href="https://www.pixiv.net/novel/series/14017710" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">pixiv.net/novel/series/14017710</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wss366</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <br><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/TootFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TootFic</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Serial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Serial</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMPrompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NMPrompts</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMV366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NMV366</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NMMP</span></a><br><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/%E8%96%AC%E5%B1%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%81%B2%E3%81%A8%E3%82%8A%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>薬屋のひとりごと</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/ApothecaryDiaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApothecaryDiaries</span></a><br><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/LightNovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightNovel</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Manga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Manga</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anime</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/SliceOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SliceOfLife</span></a></p>
Peter Oram<p><a href="https://bne.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://bne.social/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a></p><p>The ward was too warm but he looked comfortable even without a sheet covering him. My sister and I sat quietly for a while, waiting for him to wake. His face looked calm. There was a small graze on his shin and a smaller one on his forehead. Had the tumour affected his balance? When he woke up, his dark eyes became alert almost instantly. I still had tears in mine. The conversation was warm but a bit clumsy: he struggled to find previously familiar words. The three of us chatted, then sat quietly, peacefully. When a doctor came we left him briefly, crying, past nurses on their break. Another brief visit. And then we each hugged him and said goodbye. As my sister and I walked down the corridor, letting our breath catch and our tears fall, we walked past some young nurses again. A touch of laughter in my voice: “Are you the same people who saw us crying earlier?” Someone replied “It’s fine” and we kept walking, our arms around each other, holding each other up.</p>
juma<p>pains painful within<br>bone and marrow, chin to shin<br>“karma,” whispered sin</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shin</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span></p>