BuddyFord

Opened this account to join the writing community, and write short stories on the #vss365 tag.

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

#vss365
#fiend
Friendless fiend - dead by the sword, yet not even death will take him! No, impaled and unfazed he still yammers away at me. I roar condemnation, the scum stiffens in shock!
And limps. Odd finality. Gaping sobs slow to a cold.
We stand in position for some time.

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

#gift #vss365
I swallow chunks of a long lost gift and feel my throat sour, my chest swells to the shape of familiar rage.
Somewhere a frightened child weeps, coiled for delayed misery. I rub the tear, promising what I can't remember.

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

Resubmerge. In a #distant trench, organic fabrics undulate. Advancing unto subject, reinspecting the interpolation, see your eyes seeding her sockets. Trace a coward's nail until essential ascension. Purge the lungs. Everything is above. Everything.
Resubmerge.
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[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

Gurgling Ithaca. Whistling skin caverns. Eve afore death after life after death. Nine. Quiet misusage. Five. #Forbidden curtainfall, erratic traced aphalangia. Three. Wretching thumps, pouring pouring pouring internals. Nine. You’re hatching. You’re hatching!

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[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

I salt and pepper my seventh leg-
“So is it the texture that gets you off?”
My newlywed stops web-weaving, locking her eight eyes with mine.
‘Consuming.’
“What?”
‘Earlier today. I said #consuming. Not consummating.’
“Oh. Black… widow.”
…
I salt and pepper my eighth leg-
#vss36

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

A beautiful dawn, as it damn well should.
The vista is mine, all mine.
What is its use when out of my eye?

If I were hungrier I should snap it up,
dangle it steady in emptier skies.
Force it unseen for slighting my glance.

...
A beautiful dawn, as it damn well should.

#vss365

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

I push the top button of Carl’s faulty ‘#allegation box’. It spits out prerecorded audio from its speakers, “CARL. HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF. FORK.” I lean in closer to assess any obvious damage. Nothing unusual. I stand up. “Carl, there’s no clear- oh, my God.” Carl is a fork. #vss365

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

My PowerPoint? Ready. I stand powerfully. “Let’s kick things off.”
“Please get out of my home,” my boss sighs. His nightgown also #exudes disappointment.
I droop. My hope? Drained. I sigh and walk to the window, avoiding the fresh shards I made getting in here. #vss365

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

My sheets rustle. I see nothing in the dark, but feel a hand nudge me. "Mummy, I had another #nightmare ." I roll away to confirm my suspicion… it stands under the doorframe. "Please leave her alone," I whisper. Her body is dragged away, the door slams. My room is empty. #vss365

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

In my mortal suit of skin, I trek to the #distant father. My body aches and I am blinded by his light. Screaming, my desires beg me; Return to the other mortals. I will not. I will earn my freedom. I will be awarded his power for my resolve. Then I will kill him with it. #vss365

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

It never hunts the dead.
If you want to survive, turn off all the lights in your bedroom. Keep #still.
If you sense the plastic smile in the dark, let it watch you. Don't let it hear your pumping heart.
It will remain for a few days.
Wait out the nightmare.
#vss365

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

I'm just doing my job.

Earning #credit by pulling a lever.

I'm not responsible for what the machine does. I did not design it.

I don't want to find out how it works.

There are less of them every day.

I'm just doing my job.

#vss365

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

Something emerges from the shadowed hallway and stops outside my door. A #maniacal face stares in. I recognise it. I turn off the lightswitch, then cower in the dark, waiting. After a few minutes, I turn it back on. It has left. Until tomorrow. Like it has done for years.
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[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

Deep in the caverns of reality, lies the goldmine.
Glorious treasures gleam in the dark. No food is served, other than a feast for the eyes.
However, once you reach it, there is no turning back.
You got what you were looking for. And you can never leave.
#vss365 #gold

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

A #frog with human limbs pelts rocks at the stone tower.
“SARAH!”
The window opens. An angry princess sticks her head out.
“What?!”
“Look at what your kiss did! True love - my ass!”
“Screw you! How can you expect me to get it on with a frog?"
The windows shut.
“SARAHH!!"
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[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

I design your mouth.
A gaping #maw... pursed lips... it's hard for me to decide.
I overlook it. I don't want to waste time.
I carve deep eyes for you. I mould you a gentle nose.
I work for months. Finally, I step away. My hope has faded.
You are hideous. I have failed us.
#vss365

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

“Too far away.”

The droid reaches down through the hole in an attempt to save me.
“I can’t reach…” I grimace.
It stops. It grabs its arm by the joint, tugs, and rips it off violently.
It lowers the severed arm to me.
I #grasp the lifeline, and rise.

#vss365

[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

I sit in cramped darkness with my pot plant.
It is dead. Dry leaves crumple between my fingers.
It #behaves, always stays quiet. I've learned to follow its example.
Angry steps grow louder, coming up the stairs. I tense up and shut my eyes. I act like the plant.

#vss365

[Daniel Cummings @DanielC55186873]

Sleeping on a bed of nails honed her senses. She hadn't checked the room under the sink, but the slide was no longer operational. The #sturdy guiderails kept her from falling into the mirrors in the hall, but the headless man was relentlessly banging on her front door.

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[BuddyFord @BuddyFord01]

The wind blows silently here. Tall grass sways in golden light.
Deeper into the prairies lives a man without a mouth.
#Ugly thoughts echo in his head, impossible to release.
His skull is a cage for his mind. He won't suffer this any longer.
He reaches for the hammer.
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