#aghast

2025-10-24

The rookie halted at the stage door, #aghast. He squeaked, "The auditorium's packed! They're all here to see you speak?"

The detective swallowed. "No, lad. YOU."

Shoving his young colleague forward, he retreated into the shadows.

#MastoPrompt #MicroFiction

2025-10-23
NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at FediNaraMoore@sakurajima.moe
2025-10-23

#TimeTravelingGhost Part 51: EP 5: Jurassic Era — Rabbits

#Wss366 #MastoPrompt #TimeTravelAuthors 10/23. Tell us about your enemies

“We should look for a hill and see if we can find a clue about where to go,” I said. Wandering aimlessly through the jungle behind us or walking along the beach, exposed to predators, didn’t appeal to me. Scenes from “Jurassic Park” played in my mind, like being chased by a T-Rex or some of smaller carnivores whose names I couldn’t recall.

It was quieter than in the movies, though. The only things I heard were the surf, the buzz of huge dragonflies, and swarms of gnats from the river. As for larger animals, all I’d seen were pterodactyls about the size of eagles and a glimpse of brontosaurus-like herbivores grazing in the waters of the river’s silty delta.

“I have a better idea,” Emily said. “I’ll fly up high and look around. You can look down here for clues, but watch out. I saw a small lizard over there.” She pointed to a thicket of short palm-like plants. Their stiff, waxy, blue-green fronds glistened faintly in the humid air and provided an excellent hiding place for whatever she’d seen.

While Emily scouted above, I gingerly poked at the undergrowth with a branch I picked up. When the #weedy growth proved resistant to my efforts, I persisted, using my hands when necessary.

Emily was descending when I found something interesting covered in moss, which I tore away. The first thing I noticed were bugs that looked similar to ones I was familiar with. However, I soon lost interest in them, pausing uneasily.

The gigantic half-buried vertebra that had first caught my attention paled in significance next to the carved chunk of obsidian lying just beyond it. Rust-red streaks mottled the stone, which bore the carving of a toadish face with bulging eyes, drooping lids, and flabby lips pulled back to reveal small, sharp teeth. Its neckless head merged into a body only hinted at.

First fascist rabbits and now this!

#Aghast, I stood pointing as Emily landed.

#TootFic #MicroFiction #Serial #TimeTravel #NMFic

2025-10-23

The #MastoPrompt for Thursday 23 October 2025 is:

#aghast

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 #SmallPoem #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories

It's hard to believe that a legislature is seriously considering a law to make it possible for 9yo girls to be married. I don't write 'get married' because that'd imply consent which at that age cannot be meaningfully given. And that's before we get into what this implies for women's rights.
#Iraq we're looking at you #aghast.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/i

I'm guessing that this departure from what Muslims tell me is a fundamental regard for equality of the sexes may be based on the reported age of Aisha being married. But surely that's not a recommendation for emulation?

Andii אַנדִֽיAndii@mas.to
2024-11-14

It's hard to believe that a legislature is seriously considering a law to make it possible for 9yo girls to be married. I don't write 'get married' because that'd imply consent which at that age cannot be meaningfully given. And that's before we get into what this implies for women's rights.
#Iraq we're looking at you #aghast.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/i

2021-02-26

#letsroll

⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast
⚂ ⚂ ⚅ ⚅ ⚀→#helmet
⚁ ⚅ ⚅ ⚅ ⚃→#fiscally
⚀ ⚁ ⚅ ⚄ ⚂→#backlash
⚄ ⚃ ⚃ ⚄ ⚀→#sixtyfold
⚃ ⚂ ⚁ ⚁ ⚃→#overhung

aghast-helmet-fiscally-backlash-sixtyfold-overhung

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2020-07-26

#letsroll

⚂ ⚃ ⚀ ⚅ ⚄→#humiliate
⚀ ⚁ ⚂ ⚅ ⚂→#ascend
⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast
⚃ ⚂ ⚁ ⚁ ⚁→#overhear
⚀ ⚁ ⚃ ⚃ ⚀→#astute
⚁ ⚅ ⚁ ⚄ ⚁→#expletive

humiliate-ascend-aghast-overhear-astute-expletive

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2020-07-23

#letsroll

⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast
⚅ ⚀ ⚃ ⚂ ⚅→#swiftly
⚀ ⚁ ⚄ ⚃ ⚀→#autistic
⚂ ⚄ ⚄ ⚅ ⚀→#lapping
⚄ ⚂ ⚂ ⚅ ⚄→#scrutiny
⚄ ⚅ ⚀ ⚃ ⚃→#stallion

aghast-swiftly-autistic-lapping-scrutiny-stallion

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2020-06-02

#letsroll

⚄ ⚅ ⚄ ⚁ ⚀→#straw
⚁ ⚁ ⚃ ⚂ ⚁→#defender
⚂ ⚅ ⚀ ⚅ ⚁→#liking
⚅ ⚅ ⚅ ⚅ ⚁→#zoning
⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast
⚅ ⚅ ⚂ ⚀ ⚃→#width

straw-defender-liking-zoning-aghast-width

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2020-04-30

#letsroll

⚀ ⚅ ⚄ ⚀ ⚂→#concur
⚂ ⚅ ⚄ ⚃ ⚄→#manicure
⚃ ⚁ ⚂ ⚅ ⚁→#obtuse
⚀ ⚅ ⚁ ⚀ ⚃→#clubbed
⚁ ⚅ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#extruding
⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast

concur-manicure-obtuse-clubbed-extruding-aghast

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2020-04-07

#letsroll

⚂ ⚄ ⚁ ⚁ ⚅→#judge
⚄ ⚅ ⚃ ⚅ ⚅→#straining
⚃ ⚃ ⚂ ⚄ ⚅→#photo
⚁ ⚁ ⚁ ⚂ ⚃→#daydream
⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast
⚅ ⚄ ⚃ ⚀ ⚃→#vanity

judge-straining-photo-daydream-aghast-vanity

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Tara Bhatnagartara_bhatnagar
2019-11-12

Do any of you ever think of your past and find yourself so, so f***king far from what you aspired to be when you were younger? 🧐

2019-11-02

#letsroll

⚂ ⚅ ⚀ ⚅ ⚄→#lily
⚄ ⚃ ⚀ ⚄ ⚃→#shone
⚂ ⚄ ⚁ ⚂ ⚂→#judiciary
⚂ ⚄ ⚄ ⚃ ⚃→#landside
⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast
⚁ ⚀ ⚀ ⚀ ⚀→#coping

lily-shone-judiciary-landside-aghast-coping

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2019-09-26

#letsroll

⚁ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀ ⚅→#dental
⚁ ⚅ ⚄ ⚅ ⚄→#fiddling
⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast
⚄ ⚅ ⚃ ⚃ ⚃→#stopwatch
⚁ ⚅ ⚄ ⚃ ⚁→#ferocity
⚃ ⚄ ⚃ ⚅ ⚅→#prong

dental-fiddling-aghast-stopwatch-ferocity-prong

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2019-06-16

#letsroll

⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast
⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚃ ⚂→#agonize
⚂ ⚂ ⚀ ⚁ ⚁→#ground
⚅ ⚁ ⚀ ⚂ ⚄→#theology
⚄ ⚅ ⚄ ⚅ ⚀→#strongman
⚅ ⚂ ⚂ ⚁ ⚄→#unboxed

aghast-agonize-ground-theology-strongman-unboxed

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2019-06-08

#letsroll

⚃ ⚄ ⚀ ⚄ ⚄→#praying
⚂ ⚄ ⚁ ⚂ ⚂→#judiciary
⚃ ⚀ ⚀ ⚄ ⚀→#maximum
⚀ ⚀ ⚂ ⚂ ⚃→#aghast
⚄ ⚅ ⚃ ⚅ ⚅→#straining
⚃ ⚄ ⚁ ⚂ ⚀→#preheated

maximum-judiciary-praying-preheated-aghast-straining

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