I froze mid-step when I realized the kid had called ME #Uncle. Did one of my half-dozen siblings have a kid and not tell me? Why does he look so much like me? What did I do now? #vss365

In my bed. Alone. I listen. A pitter. A patter. A pitter patter. It's growing louder. A single claw wraps under the door and then disappears... I wait. What else lives here? #SatSplat

Across the room, Carol looked me dead in the eye and she loudly said to our manager, "Some people grew up with a #sibling and it shows." She's right. I have no idea how to cut another person down, but she sure is an expert. Her poor brothers and sisters. #vss365

I messed up the hashtag yesterday 🤦🏼‍♀️.

#Stuffy?!? You think it's STUFFY in here?!? Umm... Yes? Well, you're right of course. Many say it's part of the appeal of a men's club. Not that I agree, mind you. #vss365

He talked some big talk. Always going on about how he had to #shovel through the grime to rise up to where he is now. But I've known him my whole life! He lived in the mansion next door! #vss365

None of them realized that the crazy they saw everyday was the #costume. Who I really was? They hadn't earned the right to know. #vss365

Twin vines snake up my pant legs, trying to tie me to them. I promise I'll only be gone for a little bit, but my love holds onto me tighter. I giggle and pet the tendrils clinging to me. My precious ivy knows how to make my heart sing. #Satsplat

The phrase #gentle giant never made sense to Olivia. Everyone knows the smallest creatures are the most vicious. #vss365

Unperturbed by my #morose companion, I forged on. His grumbling, while annoying, did not deter me in the least. He didn't know what I was capable of. I didn't either, of course, but that was besides the point. #vss365

Everyone should get the same deep seated happiness & glee from reading their manuscript that I do... I mean, there's WORK to do, but every time, I think: "Damn I'm good. Look at this awesomeness my brain created out of nothing." #Writing #Author #Editing #Writer #WritingCommunity

Her heart used to race when she woke up. The #anticipation of her day too great to contain in her chest. But now... That thrill was gone & she knew she could never get it back. At least not THAT one. Maybe another one, sure. But THAT one was out of reach forever. #vss365

My cat doesn't even try to give me an #excuse anymore. He just glares at me until I free him from his latest predicament. You'd think he was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth instead of sooty scraps of roadkill. #vss365

Her curly hair bounced as her body shook with laughter. He hadn't heard what caused it, but he smiled along. Her #laugh was a balm on his raw nerves. Another hit or twenty of it, & he'd be as good as new. At least, he told himself that. I'm truth, he'd always want more. #vss365

Words tickled his ear with the faintest #caress of a #whisper. He held his breath and didn't move an inch, wishing the promises he heard would coalesce. They never had before, but maybe... maybe this time they would. #vss365

Her knuckles white around the handle, she slid the knife out of her thigh while chanting a happy little ditty: “#resilience #resilience you can't kill me!” Then, she laughed. The only evidence of the injury was a blood soaked slash in her gray pressed slacks. #vss365 #SatSplat

I scoured his notes looking for the answer. If I could only figure out what he used as the #catalyst, I could reverse what he did to me. I hadn't signed up for this. The unpredictable changes... The walking up surrounded by bodies... Nuhuh. I did NOT sign up for this. #vss365

Bland tastes. Dreary colors. Muted touches. Faded smells. Stuttering sounds. Those things were deemed #safe. But that wasn't even living. I wanted more. So I took it. They call me damned, but they don't know the half of it. #vss365

Tingles shot down my limbs. Air left my lungs with a quivering vibration. Their finger traced the line of my jaw while they murmured about how #vulnerable I looked, how trusting. They didn't know the truth though. I was primed and ready to act. And it was almost time. #vss365

Their words rang of sincerity, but every shred of evidence contradicted each syllable that fell from their lips. How could they promise to #cherish her if they were constantly trying to change all that was *her*? #vss365