aka, The Abject Muse

Tag: Microfiction

  • The Sub

    The Sub

        This week’s writing prompt for the Grammar Ghoul Press Shapeshifting 13 Challenge is the word, recipe. Exactly 13  words. ** Substituting vodka for water can ruin a recipe— but it’s a great payback.    

  • Day 41

    Day 41

    This week’s prompt at the Grammar Ghoul Press Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge is the word recipe. Exactly 52 words. ** The holidays are upon us.  If you’re like me, you’re thinking homunculi. Don’t have one? No sweat. Be your own Homunculus Hero! Here’s how: 4 chicken bones 1 dollop  spermatozoa 7oz skin fragments 4oz donkey…

  • Bequeathal

    This week’s word prompts for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge are Strand and Field. Exactly 52 words. Strand: n. 1a : fibers or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid parallel to form a unit for further twisting or plaiting into yarn, thread, rope, or cordage b : one of the wires twisted together or laid parallel to…

  • Next!

    This week’s prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 Challenge at Grammar Ghoul Press is the word spell. v. 1. to read slowly and with difficulty 2. a spoken word or form of words held to have magic power When her date demonstrated a remarkable fluency in flatulence, the spell was broken.  

  • Adjusting Real Life

    When loud words form on angry lips, a child’s face prunes-up in temper tantrum mode, or the 10:00 news reports (repeats!) humankind’s brutal and apathetic disregard— I mute the world. You see, Hearing aids allow one to create or modify reality.