Gossip flowed more freely than wine amongst the friends.
“So what’s up with Ted and Sue?”
“She left him”
“Oh too bad.”
“That’s not all, he claims she cursed him, he can’t perform at all now.”
As tittering laughter filled the air, Sue walked in. “Never mess with a witch,” she smiled.
character count 278
For Kat’s Twittering Tales
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Daddy’s Car – a Twittering Tale
Di loved the old bucket, most of her free time was spent repairing whatever had gone wrong that week. Still, Dinocar was eclectic with a fun personality. Di left the garage humming softly but turned quickly when she heard the radio playing her late Dad’s favorite song. “Dad ?”
character count 278
For Kat’s Twittering Tales
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Futility – a Twittering Tale
People scurry about
short meaningless lives
in search of diversions
but finding none
never stopping to notice
the sullen sound of a rainstorm
or the flower reaching for life
from a crack in the sidewalk
they see only the futility
I see a boy with his head
stuck in a railing
and I smile
character count 276
For Kat’s Twittering Tales
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Fading Away – a Twittering Tale
Can you see me? Am I ghost to your eyes? I gave so much but kept nothing for myself and now I’m lost like a grieving child, unloved, unspoken. My heart and soul tissue paper thin like tattered confetti fluttering in a breeze. Bit by bit, I feel myself fading away. Can you see me?
character count 280
For Kat’s Twittering Tales
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Chandra stared at the film strip. The Marlinsky, the Bolshoi, the Royal Opera house, a still of a young ballerina. So poised and beautiful, she looked closer, was that … YA-YA?
character count 178
For Kat’s Twittering Tales
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Shattered
The window shattered on impact, a web of jagged fractures. The fairies were trapped in globes, tired, barely glowing. With a burst of angry magic, Star shattered the tiny prisons.
character count 179
for Kat’s Twittering Tales
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Solanj stared into the refrigerator. Bits stared back. Left over this, unused that. A memory stirred. “No love, no hate, no fear, no fate” she whispered her mantra until it passed. There was only the job. Solanj quickly shut the door and went back to cleaning her weapons.
character count 274
For Kat’s Twittering Tales
til next time ~Peace ~JPP
