The Snails’ Perspective
He called it a war. We called it a summer. The grass was sweet, the shade soft under thick fig leaves, and the air carried songs not meant for violence.…
Letters From The Front Lines
Summer of β22. The garden. The Great War. βΈ» Dear Human, Day 1 We noticed you planted lettuce. Bold move. We are thrilled. Love, The Snail Syndicate Dear Human, Day…
Ringfinger
Wrap my eyes in bandagesConfessions I see throughI get everything I wantWhen I get part of you The Only One vs. The Place-marker The Only One: They expect access to…
The Boy Who Sang The Sky Open
Once, in the place where souls draft stories before they are born, there was a woman made of ink and ocean. She had eyes like tide-pools and hands that stitched…
Action/Reaction
No one can make you feel anything without your consent. If someone bumps into you as they walk by and does not even bother to see if you are knocked…
Love Of My Life
In relationship therapy, I once took a test that scored me remarkably low on commitment. The results were politely blunt: You do not really see the point, do you? Rudeβbut…
Prompt 12Β½
Β βThe Invisible Chapterβ So, I received your response to Prompt 12. Three stories. Three harms. Three names. One notable omission. I noticed something. Not just that I was not one…
Yet another plot twist
That moment when the fog lifts and suddenly you notice: βwho brought you tea without asking. βwho remembered your favorite song. βwho sent you that meme that made you belly…
One-Way Mirror
But here is the trap I have built for myself: logic only works on people who are ready to be logical. You are not trying to solve anything; you trying…
extraordinary.
When you pause and realise that a "prompt" is not just a storyβit is a mythic reckoning of what it means to be haunted by truth until redemption becomes unavoidable.…
Static in the Sweetness
Electrical or magnetic induction: Influence. What are you allowing to influence you? We talk about influence like it is this abstract fogβsomething we drift through but cannot name. But it…
Excuse vs. Reason
What is the difference between an excuse and a reason? β¨β¨A reason explains why something happened, while an excuse tries to avoid responsibility or blame for something that happened. Reason:…