08/01 The stress is bringing me down. No matter what I do, I can’t seem to get things off of my #plate. I need an assistant… #whistpr 08/02 “A little concoction to #quench your thirst, my beauty?” “I prefer ‘slake,’ James,” she purred in response. “That word has so many more…possibilities…” #whistpr 08/03 Today, I…
08/01 “If I do the #math, we should arrive at around 6:30 this evening.” “Ooh, that’s nice,” she said. “Just in time for a drink before dinner.” They will need a drink, alright… #vss365 08/02 “ATLANTA 666 requesting vectors for final approach…” What’s in an aircraft callsign flight #number? Quite a bit, if the pilot…
07/01 It’s too late to #ignore the signs. Your belief in your invincibility will be your downfall. Please wait a little longer… #whistpr 07/02 So Helen wants a knock-knock #joke today, eh? Knock knockWho’s there?HikeHike who?I didn’t know you liked Japanese poetry! I’ll be here all week, folks. Try the veal. #whistpr 07/03 The climb…
07/01 “I’m voting for #chaos.”I heard that many times four years ago.It’s easy to say when you cannot be held accountable.And then they wonder why people don’t listen to them any more… #vss365 07/02 I had been lost for so long. No direction. Nothing to live for.Then I met you.An #angel, walking the Earth. #vss365…
Bonus Limerick! There once was a rogue Borg collectiveWhich traveled in space undetectedTheir manner depravedThe Federation savedBy a Captain dressed like a detective 06/01 The haggard ship surveyed the #littoral area for a refuge from the storm… “You and your damn fifty-cent words. What say we park this thing before it sinks?!?” #vss365 06/02 “We’ll…
06/01 The landscape is foreboding. #Cactus and Joshua for as far as the eye can see. We must trust in the technology, for a failure would maroon us. Interstate 40 in northern Arizona. Also known as the Inland Sea. #whistpr 06/02 The rains came in a #deluge. The grey skies matched her mood. Her husband…
05/01 The #ragpicker made his usual rounds in the alleys of the city, but is frustrated. The pickings are slim, but he knows not why. He does not know of the disease that has stopped the flow of refuse. Everyone is part of this system; when one part breaks, all is broken. #vss365 05/02 “I…
05/01 Absolute power corrupts absolutely. A mandate from the people depends on your definition of “people.” Mandates without evidence are tyranny. Humility is a #thing. #whistpr 05/02 “You have an #uncanny way of always being right.” It’s not difficult. Try not to speculate. Speak only when you have solid referential data. Let logic rule. It…
04/01 Ken held the spiny crustacean up for examination. Its feelers were still moving even though it had been in the boiling water for several minutes. His face betrayed his hesitation. “Don’t worry, man. Tastes like #chicken.” #vss365 04/02 The boy would not stop screaming. Finally, his father grabbed him by the scruff of the…
04/01 Tammy picked up the shell, its #nacre shining in the bright sunlight. It was by far the most brilliant shell she had found that day. Suddenly, she felt the sting of a claw on her foot. The resident of the shell demanded his home back. #whistpr 04/02 The robbers buried their loot in the…