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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

“ #Nightshade,” the app’s #advert said, “is a #cipher to decode the mysteries of this #realm.” #Bitten by intrigue, I bought it. Wailed like a #banshee as it consumed me; turned the #base of my reality, of Me #elastic until at its #zenith, it remade both. #vssmystery #vss365 #blueskyrelay #vssmagic

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I entered the antique shop to an awful smell. “Find the source!” My boss said; ran to her car like the #oasis it was. I’d expected a rat crushed to a #pulp or a #putrescent fruit, but my search led to…an #amulet? I poked it. Darkness oozed out. Ah, a 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 amulet. #vss365 #vssmystery #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Music drew me inexorably to a cafe. The pianist, fingers a #blur played as if in a trance—an #oracle relaying the answer to a #mystery. The song filled the #hollow #ruin of my heart; erased each cold, #lurid #fable there with a #blush of warmth. #vss365 #blueskyrelay #vssmystery #inkmine #vssmagic

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I felt my #breath slow as I sank deeper into the meditation. In my minds eye a familiar door appeared; I turned the handle to open it, & stepped through into the #astral #realm. I turned to look back through the door at my resting body. Smiled. That never got old. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

A lost #troubadour found our little #lighthouse. He had songs, & a board; to talk to spirits, he said. When the ocean turned from #susurrus to #procellus we knew: the board was infected with Evil. It claimed us. #vss365 #blueskyrelay #inkMine #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I loved camping for the return it offered to an almost #primordial state: just nature & me. When society collapsed, others sought my help. Lasted a week before I ensured I was the last one #awake; fled. Left a #letter & some fruit, though. Hope they made it. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #vsspic

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Dean’s #dad saw him #slash His first #graffiti on the wall: a #seagull. Young Dean froze like a #deer in headlights, but his dad winked. Kept it a secret. Dean would #treasure that moment, & his dad. Both let him find his true #self. #vss365 #vssdaily #inkMine #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Kaia grew up by the ocean, & missed it when she moved away. She found comfort, though, in the old #oak near her garden #shed; heard the ocean’s #waves in the rustling of its leaves. On windy days, Kaia would close her eyes & swear she could smell salt in the air. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

#Cork popped on evil (was it ever contained?) it roils, #amorphous ‘til it finds #shape in ideas; in action & inaction; in blood it lets #air_dry on a poor #daffodil, on a #skyscraper, on souls. #vss365 #vssdaily #inkMine #blueskyrelay #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Mel was enjoying the beach when she saw a glint in the #sand. She used her hand to #scrape some of it free; kept digging. #Wow, Mel thought, admiring the #sword she’d unearthed. Then she noticed the skeletal fingers grasping it. One of them twitched. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #inkMine

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I used to bottle up my feelings, & was great at keeping them deep inside…until the day they began to fight back. They bubbled up, started to split my #skin in an effort to #transcend captivity—I let them out in a long, agonizing #shout instead. Now they fly free. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

On a hike, Ron found a #bloodstone under a tree; pocketed it. #Small lights began to dance around him—he gasped when they coalesced into a #luminous Being. “You stole my offering,” it said, “I demand payment in blood.” With a #twist of its hand, Ron exploded. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #inkmine

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Mina was tired, but also #single & ready to mingle. She went out, came back with a guy. Kissed him; felt her energy #rejuvenate as her lips absorbed his life force. “So kind of you to #share,” Mina told his husk as she let it go. It slid to the floor; disintegrated. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Ann’s car was old; it’s #speaker crackled, the exhaust #pipe rattled, & the Windows squeaked. She loved each #flaw however—they gave her vehicular #sanctuary a more vintage, #authentic feel: her favourite vibe. #vss365 #vssdaily #vsspic #blueskyrelay #inkMine

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The statue stood like a #sentinel, guarding the graveyard. #Someone broke in, damaged a grave. An unseen force tossed the guy In the air like he was a #feather— the landing broke his #flimsy neck. #Caution signs went up. #vss365 #vssdaily #inkMine #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

After a bad day, I sought #solace in nature. On the trail a #wolf appeared before me, hunched low. She lunged at -no, past!- me; bit into a guy I hadn’t seen. He fled, dropping zip ties. I’d begun to panic, but her gaze made me #stop. “Thank you,” I said. She winked. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

At #Spring #Carnival I was hit by #deja_vu; dream tried to #forewarn of danger, but I decided: wasn’t true. Til the foaming clown bit down—right on my ass! Turns out, he had #rabies, & also zero #class. #vss365 #vssdaily #inkMine #blueskyrelay #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The sailor was #aloof and honestly, kind of a goof. Warned him his ship wouldn’t #fit, but that got him in a #stupid snit. So in he went to the #strait— & for a rescue, he had to wait. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #inkMine

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

“This is #silly,” Dan protested, as Tom sat him down & made him #comfortable, “it’s a #splinter!” “Could get infected,” Tom countered, getting tweezers. When it was over, Dan kissed him in thanks—& added gardening gloves to their wedding registry. He’d make them work. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Dee sighed contentedly as she snuggled into her bed. The #key to joy, it seemed to her, was in the little things—like successfully #plotting to have her humans move the bed to a window, or the #peaceful warmth of a #sunbeam. Dee’s sighs soon turned to snores. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #dogsky

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Logic #absent, he made an #adventurous #vow: He’d climb the tower, #tie his #scarf to the top. It became his #final act (slipped). #vss365 #vssdaily #inkMine #blueskyrelay #vsspic

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Hal felt the pressures of #independence, but shielded with #indifference; projected a #vision of what he considered #strength. One day Hal woke in pain: saw a deep #lacuna in his femur. His body had begun to cave to the pressures he’d ignored. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #inkMine #horrorprompt

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

It was her Dad’s #wedding day, & Boots had lots to say. She mewled, she meowed; “Aw!” went the stupid crowd. Boots was salty as #brine: “Dad,” she wailed, “is mine!” She stomped her #paws, readied her #claws— then the bride made a vow to love Boots as her own; wow😻 #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I sighed; I’m #protective of Ivy, not #possessive! Her family staged an intervention, but it was hurting Ivy. I made the lights #glitch; they ignored it. I took physical form—threw the priest out. The rest ran. Exorcism over before it became #murder. See? Protective. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

#Spring: harsh #acid_storm burns budding leaves to ash, so #autumn can’t be Fall. Seasons: #obsolete, distant #memory. Can we #return them to Earth? Heal it & us? Let both release protective shells, Like a #nudibranch #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #inkMine #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I sped past the #canal, alert. There’d been rumour of a local #predator, but the #winter cold was bad & this a shortcut. I saw a woman reading posters; said, “I wouldn’t linger.” “Right! Safer to walk together?” I agreed, missing her crossed fingers—& the gun. #vss365 #vssdaily #vsspic #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

The #pizza seems off, kind of #chewy? Yes I used those mushrooms, but did #wash them…oh, #toxic you say? Hmm, call 911 I guess. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #inkMine

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Rei was visiting NYC, enjoying a #summer stroll when she glanced up & gasped: were those really the #northern_lights? In #Manhattan? Then the lights shifted into a UFO. A chill settled in her #marrow - but so did annoyance. An invasion 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 happen during her trip. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Ava loved the beach at dusk. She always found something fun, like a sand #castle or shell. Tonight’s find, a bag of #spicy chips, made her #whistle. The sea would be cooling. She slipped into her hidden seal skin, then the water. Ava loved the beach—& being a #selkie. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The #masquerade was fun, until a skunk thought we’d #find its funk reason to run. Our #whimper was paused by a guy who did insist we wait as he raised a #fist, gave a cry: #downpour of #petals fell from the roof in a poof! Covered the smell #vss365 #vssmagic #blueskyrelay #vsspoem #inkMine #vssdaily

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

“Your Honor in my #defense: I didn’t try to #bribe the cop. He looked sad; I wanted to spread #joy & #pink is a happy color! You know blue is sad & red is #mad, like your face…the 50s were pink so it seemed appropriate. I’m sure you agree. I rest my case.” #vss365 #inkMine #blueskyrelay #vssdaily

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I follow the #red EXIT like an #anglerfish light; run out of the store & into a lunch board. “You ok?” My coworker asks. “Bad prank, to cut the #power & chase me,” I scowl. Color drains from his face like sand in an #hourglass. “I’ve been here, no #lie.” Wtf? #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #vsspic

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

People called Em‘s art of an #obscure, #smokey, dark #purple figure odd; #creative. Em was confused—didn’t they see the #wraith, smell the #brimstone? #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

“See that? It’s #passion,” The doctor indicated the #orange tainting the imaging: my inner #matrix. We watched it #reach every #nerve. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #inkMine

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

The #green grass danced in the wind that carried scents of summer; flowers; hope. Then the cold rattle of chains made me #travel back to reality: to the #clarity of hard #sawdust_floors & locks. To captivity. #vss365 #vssdaily #blueskyrelay #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The #dove sighed, admiring the vibrant #blue & red of other birds. She knew her feathers were pretty too, but wanted a change. Spotting a glob of mustard, she rolled around in it until she was #yellow. The joy of the colour almost granted her #immunity from the smell. #blueskyrelay #vssdaily #vss365

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

During a midnight visit to “The #throne”, a #mouse scurried over Jeff’s feet. His heart quit; he fell, far from his medical #kit in #the_shadow of a distant shelf. Feeling #hiraeth for bed, Jeff saw the mouse return. #vss365 #vssdaily #inkMine #blueskyrelay #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

“Can Li come in?” My son asked, indicating a boy at our door, “He’s cold.” I ignored an inexplicable surge of dread; replied, “Of course!” Once Li was in I saw his—It’s?— #brown eyes #dissolve into #hollow black. Should’ve listened to my #biased intuition. #vss365 #vssmystery #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Ian felt #heavy as his #Eclipse smoked in the fading #light. “Sorry Ma, tow will be a bit.” “In that #case, let’s go there!” She led Ian to a bar. “Pool?” She asked, a #light in her eyes. Ian bought them beer; she racked up. “Happy Mother’s Day!” They chugged. #vss365 #vsspic #blueskyrelay #vssdaily

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Don jumped from #high up to #fake bravery; got a broken leg & a #scar—#arrow shaped. It was his reminder: be #genuine. #vss365 #blueskyrelay #vssdaily #inkMine

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Reg’s date #insists they explore the woods. He goes, date leading in her pink coat. When the torch dies, he lights a #match; sees a creature with #pastel #pallor. Date was no #friend but an #enemy: a hungry #Midnight_Beast #vss365 #blueskyrelay #inkMine #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt #vssdaily

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Rob’s #false, joyful narrative worked—until his #frozen heart broke. He took the shards outside for burial, but the sun thawed them; Rob #sutured the pieces back together. The stitches marked the #presence of damage, but allowed Rob to tell his #true story. #blueskyrelay #vss365 #vssdaily #inkMine

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I blush my first time being #bold, but it changes my #energy! I’ll be #bashful no more; sold on the #glory of being (truly) me. #vsspoem #blueskyrelay #vssmagic

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

It wasn’t my fault! He’s the one who’d #munched away—ruined the #graceful #flow of my #elegy. I didn’t mean to throw my #journal; make him choke. If people had done the Heimlich, instead of panic & #entangle their limbs…it’s their fault, really. #vss365 #inkMine #blueskyrelay #horrorprompt #vssdaily

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Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Priya entered the bookstore & was overwhelmed by emotion. It went beyond her usual #vellichor; like this store was plucking at an #engram she tried to access, only to feel it #disappear. Her #heart remembered—why wouldn’t it #help her brain? #vss365 #vssmystery #horrorprompt #blueskyrelay #vssdaily

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