needle-nose pliers
what problem
are we trying to solve?
#MastoPrompt
all fenced in weirdly
wires were twisted last year
time for the pliers
#Haiku #Poetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
#MastoPrompt #Pliers
@stevencudahy
The #MastoPrompt for Wednesday 18 February 2026 is:
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.
If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.
#Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories
"Hey, it's me. Got all your stuff for tonight?"
"Sure."
"#Gown?"
"Yep."
"Gloves?"
"Yep."
"Mask?"
"Yep."
"Blade?"
"Yep. A nifty little scalpel."
"Huh. I'm taking a rapier."
"Rap—What kind of dress-up party is this?"
paper or plastic?
the nurse hands me
a hospital gown
one day, soon, they think
they’ll don tux, gown to party
perhaps in winter
#ColdWeatherIsTheBestTimeToCelebrate
#NewYears
#Haiku #Poetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
#MastoPrompt #Gown
@stevencudahy
It slid over his torso, smoothing lines that moved my eye across, then down. An unimaginable hue, deeper than his eyes, satin shimmer with ancient patterns moving with muscles. Golden buttons hold the gilt edges with perfectly matching thread, collar reinforced with silky piping. The wedding gown. #MastoPrompt #gown #smallstories
To her son's wedding, she wanted a gown that spoke of former times, lost dreams, faded glory, abiding but tempered involvement, appropriate hopes, chaste post-midlife-crisis, accommodations to new in-laws, antiquated beauty, a lush but private inner life. She wore a champagne gown with a textured matelassé overlaying muted flowers. She wore a ribbon of satin for a belt. It said little. It said enough. #mastoprompt #gown @stevencudahy
The #MastoPrompt for Tuesday 17 February 2026 is:
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.
If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.
#Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories
••⋅☾#片歌☽⋅••
Candle flame
Monk's dying wish
Incense on the pyre
••⋅☾#katauta☽⋅••
#MastoPrompt #Monk
#PoliticalPoetry #PoetryOnTheFly #NMPoetry
the monk who chose to remain silent
The monk sat on the stone floor of the courtyard, with her eyes closed. In her mind, she was pouring fine sand onto the substrate of her consciousness, creating ever so beautiful patterns that it made her smile, but when she opened her eyes, she was not able to recreate what she had seen. Frustration welled up from her stomach through her chest; she let go of the sand and took a deep breath.
Her students were now flooding the courtyard; loud and full of energy, they gathered around her, marveling at her art with all its imperfections, only she could see. They were soon silent, rapt by their own work, and as she walked the courtyard and realized how far they all had come with their beautiful, imperfect creations, she felt a weight lift off her shoulders and craved the coarse feeling of sand in her hands once more.
#mastoprompt #monk #wss366 #recreate #writing #microfiction #tootfic #smallstories
"Simple," said the rogue. "I'll disguise myself as a #monk and sneak in while they're at their devotions."
"What about your hair?"
"..."
"I'll cut it for you." The barbarian grinned.
That rogue backed away. "I've, uh, decided it's not worth the effort."
"Never thought I'd see you display prudence," muttered the mage.
they caught the robber
in the bank vault, so serene
felonious monk
#Haiku #Poetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
#MastoPrompt #Monk
The #MastoPrompt for Monday 16 February 2026 is:
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.
If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.
#Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories
Ella: This salad is saladcious. And the Frim Fram sauce is to die for.
Louie: I don’t think you know what that word means.
Ella: Of course, I do. It’s named after the Frim Fram berry.
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