The Mask I carry

It was Tuesday morning, March 2nd. I had gone out to check my mailbox when I saw a letter tucked out of the box. I pulled it out and realized it was a letter from a city in an…

Simplicity Is The New Complexity [Fiction]

Surprising My Cousin on His Moving Up Ceremony...

Last week, my cousin Nicole and I traveled to the city to surprise our younger cousin, Godwyn, for his "Moving Up Ceremony". He completed his junior high school, and is moving up…

Pic1000: The Raccoon Behind The Wood log

The image below shows a Raccoon sneaking behind a log. The eyes are focused and seem to move slowly to avoid being noticed. Since raccoons are omnivores, always hunting insects…

Zapfic50friday: Appendix

Larry anticipated the date scheduled for his doctor's appointment as the pain around his abdomen grew worse. He had tried self medication based on assumptions but no noticeable…

HSCP—WK36 NEW PROMPT: SECRETS.

Hello Hive Students and Alumni👋! We welcome y'all to Hivestudents prompt, Week…

From the AI Assisted Development Trenches...

Today I was in three long meetings and all of those had AI as front and center of the discussions. It is now pervasive in all of our activities. From software development to…

The Ferryman Of Lantern

In a world where the border between the living and the dead was a river. Larry, a lady who wore red, became its guide. Each lantern that floated on the river was a…

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑺𝒉𝒆?

He thought he has healed until he stumbled on her profile picture.. She's engaged and tying the knot soon! His heart skipped a million times. To think they both met at a…

Barnard, The Cat

This place was the industrial zone, but to Barnard, the cat, it was a kingdom of pine-slat. While people go about their daily work, he sits perfectly still, watching and…