Writing Prompt

Drama Queen

What does it mean

Truly unseen

Rather obscene

Living in chaos

Not your loss

The coin toss

An albatross...

Calypso crossed one leg over the other and smiled. She watched as her nobles realized just how f*cked they were. Every. Single. One; each betrayed her by neglecting to get the full story of the woman she’d loved. Far too gracefully, she took her wineglass between her forefinger and thumb to take a long swig of something too dark to be wine....

While the United Realms ecological council droned on, the three heads of state sized up their counterparts, kinda. King Agle of Avianna wondered whether the Veil leader’s outfit was best categorized as depressing gray or morbid brown. Lead Elder Patience Sigh wondered what the Aquarian people were thinking when they elected this root vegetable as their leader. Oblivious, Prime minister John Royal ...

“Gooooooood morning Vietnam!” I shouted as I walked into the restaurant kitchen.

“Dude, it’s 4:00 pm,” one of my line cooks grumbled at me.

“And this isn’t Vietnam,” added my sous chef.

I smiled back. “No but it’s Valentine’s Day on a Friday, and I’m not ‘dude’ to you. I’m your fucking boss, so put some respect on my name.”

He flipped me off. Ah well. I set up my station, making sure to ge...

I wake up to the sound of plates crashing in the kitchen—not by accident, but because I dropped them. Not all of them. Just enough to get the blood moving, to snap the world into focus. There’s something about that sharp, sudden rupture that makes everything feel more real.

I sweep the shards aside with my foot. Barefoot, even. A little danger in the morning helps with clarity.

People say I’m re...

I was told by the wind—

"You're selfish."

I know I am.

I'm sorry.

I was told by the rain—

"People have it worse than you."

I know they do.

I'm sorry.

I was told by the sky—

"Be more kind. Be more aware."

I know I should.

I'm sorry.

I was told by my heart—

"You're not enough."

I know.

I'm sorry.

I was told by the shadows—

"Even we aren't as cruel as you."

I know.

I'm sorry.

I was told by my mi...

Teziah the one and only. The rarest anomorph color gold. She is the one who turned me in. And yeah she is my sister. See my family has always loved her more that me ,only because of her color. See I was accused of robbing the Woods bank and my sister the chief of the anomorph police watched the security footage and instantly said it was me, however it was Malcifer devil incarnate. My sister knew i...

My heart raced. My pupils grew to the size of marbles. The muscles in my left eye twitched. I felt electric. Or was it just the air? Whichever it was I was being fed from it—delicious.

A woman screamed. Tires squealed in exhilaration. Glass exploded into shining diamonds. My breath paused in reverence. It was divine—unholy, yet it worshipped in darkness.

I felt mist on my skin, crimson on pale f...

He shoved him against his locker and cackled like a banshee at the wake of the assault.

Then he skipped down the hall tearing up his workbook, throwing the pages up in the air and not bothering to watch them fall down like snow.

He was pursued by an army of teachers, storming towards him, but the hoards of students slowed their path.

He pulled the fire alarm, the noise screeching through the h...

Deep in the heart of the city, that's where you can find me. I prefer the noises in the city because it drowns out my thoughts, feelings, and my past. When I first came here, it was to get away from the rugged family life.

I moved as far away as I could from my past, but no matter how loud the car horns blared, no matter how many times I would shove in my music or even just let the thousands of in...