Dad made it a point to watch, not listen to, the daily virus updates. It was inconvenient but he couldn't bring himself to sully his #radio. It was a tool of pleasure not misery. He wanted to keep it for the gentle banter of Test Match Special, or singing along to soul. #vss365

#vss365 My grandfather owned what would have once been considered a cutting-edge integrated music system. It featured a turntable, short- and long-wave #radio tuners and built-in speakers. After he had passed, I found an old bottle of Bols tucked behind his LPs. Proost, Opa.

I first noticed the #oddity on a man’s face when out for my walk. It was as if his face had been smudged, features unclear. I tried not to stare. It spread. People on the news had it. Now when I’m out, people point and stare at my “deformed” unsmudged face. #vss365

#vss365 I expected a bathroom. Instead what I beheld was... not so much an #oddity as a strange jumble of lines joining at angles which *almost* made sense. An alien geometry, threatening my very sanity. I'd momentarily forgotten that the tiler hadn't yet finished redecorating.

I deal with the #oddity of your world. You need a dragon removed from your knitting, or stop a golem killing your gnomes, I’m you Odder. I’m the last of my line. The rest vanished the day the hole appeared, my father too. I wish he was here, I need help with a ravendesk. #vss365

"I'll charge at the Orcs." "Are you sure, dad? There's 4 of them and you're only level 2." "No orc spills my flagon. A 20! I hit." "Roll for #damage, dad." "Ok, I'm using a battle-axe so 1d8?" "Yep." "Speaking of battle-axes, your mum said tidy your room." #vss365

“What’s the #damage?” I asked the taxi driver, smiling. He didn’t reply. “Umm... how much do I owe you?” Again, silence. Then I noticed this wasn’t my hotel. I’d slept most of the way, tired from my flight. I tried the doors. Locked. The taxi driver grinned. #vss365

An 11-min nap. That's all it took for them to completely #damage our floors. Groggy, I stumbled out to find the kids scooting around on toy cars and drawing on the floor with oil pastels. It can't be cleaned, so we're calling it post-teething impressionism. #vss365 #truestory

Hollow eyes underlined by a brittle smile — the result of years of #damage. My Jungian shadow’s presence repudiated a lifetime contract. Taloned fingers glinted in slivers of moonlight by the small bedroom window. Melancholia draped across my soul. #vss365

#vss365 Billy's store had some oddities. It was far bigger than it need be. Even at 450 souls in '65, Godfrey could hardly justify a 3500 square foot area. So he built a feral cat refuge; had a war canoe mounted, center ailse; and grew hothouse peppers. To name, a few.

All about me Is disaster— Really, I should run But there Is no escaping The #damage U have done At the start U entertained me Thought We were having fun But death’s In lack of knowledge As I dance To ur dull drum I turn A broken TV dial This situation’s Dumb #vss365

#vss365 I found a tv with #damage. So I fixed it. The channels were bizarre. I saw myself fighting cancer, my ex losing her baby, my parents dying in a car crash. Fearful, I took it to the dump and smashed it up. The next day my doctor called. They found something in my blood.

I left the campfire, the #guitar playing a melody. In the darkness I saw things dancing to its tune. I crept closer, creatures of leaves and green moss swayed and convulsed. They carried another, white as a ghost to the foot of a tree and buried it. The tree moved. I ran. #vss365

In 1972, at a Chicago hospital a child was found bloodied and confused. Wound tight around it’s tongue were #shoelaces. Before the doctors could cut them off the child died. Every year after a set of bloodied laces turned up at the hospital. Every year we hold our breath. #vss365

Back to basics with #horror and #scary #prompts everyday! Stay tuned for books, stories and short #vss2020 ! Use hashtag #thesinistershowcase to send users our way! We will follow back! #amwriting #HorrorFamily #vss365

“They’re all #morons,” is what the aliens said when they discovered that we wouldn’t cooperate together to fight them. Turns out. They were right. #vss365 #horror #thesinistershowcase

The ritual was meant to sift between the believers and the #heretics but when the unholy fire consumed all there it was immediately evident that the Old Gods didn’t make such distinctions. All were worthy of sacrifice in their eyes. #vss365 #horror #amwriting #thesinistershowcase