02/01

We have come too far as a species to #revel in each others’ failures.

Do what your momma said. If you don’t have something nice to say, stay quiet.

#vss365

02/02

Perspective is everything.

“Who could live in such a #godforsaken place?”

-Or-

“This is God’s country!”

#vss365

02/03

She’s got a very successful “Advice to the #Lovelorn” column which is syndicated nationally. Fortunately for her, it’s only published twice a week. This way, she can keep up on her English essays in high school.

#vss365

02/04

As #nightfall approaches, the #weary critters finish their day, preparing for the underground parties the regularly throw.

Prove me wrong.

#vss365 #vssdaily

02/05

Our host this week suggests that we don’t break a #sweat writing to these prompts.

My brain is sweating on the inside, I assure you…

#vss365

02/06

Whenever he say Brent and Tammy together, he felt a strong #pang of longing. He would have to settle for his daydreams…and for cheering Brent on every Friday night.

#vss365

02/07

Devising #brutal policies for their own benefit is standard operating procedure for the authoritarian. The suffering is a feature, not a bug.

#vss365

02/08

The delivery driver arrived with their dinner. He asked if they needed parmesan cheese.

“Well, I’ll ask him, but I don’t think he’ll be very #keen – we’ve already got some, you see?”

No more Python for Jerome.

#vss365

02/09

The rush on the wave The thing that I #crave I know I can’t save Remember to the grave

#vss365

02/10

He was such a scoundrel that he became well-known as a #lothario in the village.

He saved every penny to move to the city, where he could blend in.

And meet his female equivalents…

#vss365

02/11

The Giant Sequoia can weather hundreds of years of #perennial abuse from the weqther. They stand tall and majestic in the face of it.

They are less equipped to handle other things.

#vss365

02/12

I don’t know much, but I do know this. A relationship is not supposed to be a war of #attrition.

#vss365

02/13

Check and lunge, parry and #thrust.

Things that should not be done with a pole in a ski race.

#vss365

02/14

She sat in the waiting room, legs all a-#tremble. She dreaded what the news could be.

The doctor appeared, and simply smiled. She immediately relaxed.

The news still wasn’t good, but now they could have a rational conversation about it.

#vss365

02/15

There was a definite pecking order in the fraternity. Those who had to sneak into the #sorority, and those who were invited in.

#vss365

02/16

She stepped out into the light.

It did not require items that #intoxicate.

She laid her soul #bare for all to see.

The applause was deafening.

#vss365 #vssdaily

02/17

He pushed the car into the lake, hoping it would sink to the #bottom and cover his crimes. He didn’t know that they dredged frequently.

#vss365

02/18

Did you ever wish that your life was a comic #strip?

#vss365

02/19

We are born #Naked and afraid We die Clothed and alone

In between Our nude souls Bared for few For the ultimate gift

#vss365

02/20

#larrup – Skipped

#vss365

02/21

Those who use the #belt compensate for when they were victims as children.

You do not need to emulate. Break the cycle.

#vss365

02/22

Oh, to lie lazily on the patio, the occasional #swat of a mosquito the only bother.

Who am I kidding?

#vss365

02/23

It’s amazing how motivated you are to #paddle when a thunderstorm is bearing down on you.

(True story)

#vss365

02/24

I’m seeing complaints about the direction of the recent prompts, including today’s.

I look at it like a Rorschach test. If your mind goes dirty, it’s quite revealing.

#Spank #spank #spank…

#vss365

02/25

If you’re intent on chasing #rainbows, wear a raincoat.

#vss365

02/26

February’s end The days ahead The promise of #sunshine

Not so fast, my friend.

#vss365

02/27

Who knew you could get philosophy from #lollipops?

#vss365

02/28

The only cure for #bullying is resolve.

Either on the school playground or among nations.

#vss365