Big Johnny Twinkle
@bigjohnnytwinkle.bsky.social
Once a ghost, now not even that.
March 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Strange. It's like it's glued on," Veronika says, reaching up to gingerly pry the mirror from the wall.
Gord cranes his neck, trying to look around her as she pulls it down.
" #Euphoria," she whispers.
"Huh?" he says, perplexed.
"That's what's written on the wall," she says, stepping aside.
#vss365
Gord cranes his neck, trying to look around her as she pulls it down.
" #Euphoria," she whispers.
"Huh?" he says, perplexed.
"That's what's written on the wall," she says, stepping aside.
#vss365
March 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
March 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"What's up?" Gord asks, padding over to her.
"The cracks. You don't see crazing like this on old mirrors. Not unless they've been flexed a lot," she says, thinking.
"Flexed?"
She peers at the wall. In the dim light, she can see the #velveteen wallpaper has been disturbed around the mirror.
#vss365
"The cracks. You don't see crazing like this on old mirrors. Not unless they've been flexed a lot," she says, thinking.
"Flexed?"
She peers at the wall. In the dim light, she can see the #velveteen wallpaper has been disturbed around the mirror.
#vss365
March 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"What's up?" Gord asks, padding over to her.
"The cracks. You don't see crazing like this on old mirrors. Not unless they've been flexed a lot," she says, thinking.
"Flexed?"
She peers at the wall. In the dim light, she can see the #velveteen wallpaper has been disturbed around the mirror.
#vss365
"The cracks. You don't see crazing like this on old mirrors. Not unless they've been flexed a lot," she says, thinking.
"Flexed?"
She peers at the wall. In the dim light, she can see the #velveteen wallpaper has been disturbed around the mirror.
#vss365
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March 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Quote post you from a different era.
March 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As Gord turns right, her attention is piqued by the mirror on the opposite wall. Approaching it, she sees that its surface is laced with a network of #gossamer-fine cracks. It's not likely from an impact, she concludes, as they don't radiate from a single point.
"Is it crazed?" she whispers.
#vss365
"Is it crazed?" she whispers.
#vss365
March 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
As Gord turns right, her attention is piqued by the mirror on the opposite wall. Approaching it, she sees that its surface is laced with a network of #gossamer-fine cracks. It's not likely from an impact, she concludes, as they don't radiate from a single point.
"Is it crazed?" she whispers.
#vss365
"Is it crazed?" she whispers.
#vss365
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In silence, muse drifts with me...
#7syllabelsentence #muse
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In silence, muse drifts with me...
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March 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
©OddlyMe
In silence, muse drifts with me...
#7syllabelsentence #muse
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In silence, muse drifts with me...
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March 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"It's not too late, Gord," Veronika says quietly, touching his arm. "You can turn this around, you know."
Gord coughs, changes the subject. "A lot of rooms up here. Which one is the bathroom?"
Noting the door opposite the mirror rimmed with #mignonette lace, Veronika says, "That one!"
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Gord coughs, changes the subject. "A lot of rooms up here. Which one is the bathroom?"
Noting the door opposite the mirror rimmed with #mignonette lace, Veronika says, "That one!"
#vss365
March 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"It's not too late, Gord," Veronika says quietly, touching his arm. "You can turn this around, you know."
Gord coughs, changes the subject. "A lot of rooms up here. Which one is the bathroom?"
Noting the door opposite the mirror rimmed with #mignonette lace, Veronika says, "That one!"
#vss365
Gord coughs, changes the subject. "A lot of rooms up here. Which one is the bathroom?"
Noting the door opposite the mirror rimmed with #mignonette lace, Veronika says, "That one!"
#vss365
March 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"We don't #canoodle anymore," he says quietly, climbing the stairs.
"You're a bankrupt, compulsive-gambling, alcoholic loser...who bungles cases and leaves me to clean them up. You're hardly a prime canoodling candidate, láska."
Gord's shoulders sag as he recognizes the truth of her words.
#vss365
"You're a bankrupt, compulsive-gambling, alcoholic loser...who bungles cases and leaves me to clean them up. You're hardly a prime canoodling candidate, láska."
Gord's shoulders sag as he recognizes the truth of her words.
#vss365
March 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Paint the silence with your voice...
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Paint the silence with your voice...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
©OddlyMe
Paint the silence with your voice...
#writing #poem #poetry #blueskypoetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #micropoem #brevity #OddlyMe #senryu #haiku #writingprompt #7syllablesentence
Paint the silence with your voice...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Gord pulls off his belt and throws it down to Veronika. "Use that for his feet. I'll just have to hope my pants don't fall down."
"I thought it was going to be a moonless night. Now, maybe not!" she says grinning.
"You're #insatiable, Verča. I'll just have to make sure I walk behind you."
#vss365
"I thought it was going to be a moonless night. Now, maybe not!" she says grinning.
"You're #insatiable, Verča. I'll just have to make sure I walk behind you."
#vss365
March 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Gord pulls off his belt and throws it down to Veronika. "Use that for his feet. I'll just have to hope my pants don't fall down."
"I thought it was going to be a moonless night. Now, maybe not!" she says grinning.
"You're #insatiable, Verča. I'll just have to make sure I walk behind you."
#vss365
"I thought it was going to be a moonless night. Now, maybe not!" she says grinning.
"You're #insatiable, Verča. I'll just have to make sure I walk behind you."
#vss365
March 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Gord turns and heads up the stairs.
"Where are you going?" she says, a note of concern in her usually steady voice.
"You said Jed bit it in the bathtub. I've got a hunch. Wanna tag along?"
"I've got no #desire to babysit Mungo, but if he wakes up, only his hands are bound. He could run."
#vss365
"Where are you going?" she says, a note of concern in her usually steady voice.
"You said Jed bit it in the bathtub. I've got a hunch. Wanna tag along?"
"I've got no #desire to babysit Mungo, but if he wakes up, only his hands are bound. He could run."
#vss365
March 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"You're telling me that crusty old Jedidiah Dedlock had a love child with a French woman in Aubagne? And carnations were involved. Wow! I've got the #inspiration for my next bodice ripper now!" Veronika marvels.
"Laugh if you want," Gord says, unperturbed. "It's true and I've got the proof."
#vss365
"Laugh if you want," Gord says, unperturbed. "It's true and I've got the proof."
#vss365
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"You're telling me that crusty old Jedidiah Dedlock had a love child with a French woman in Aubagne? And carnations were involved. Wow! I've got the #inspiration for my next bodice ripper now!" Veronika marvels.
"Laugh if you want," Gord says, unperturbed. "It's true and I've got the proof."
#vss365
"Laugh if you want," Gord says, unperturbed. "It's true and I've got the proof."
#vss365
March 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"I'm not going there, *yet*. The fact Elodie is Dedlock's daughter and appears to be running a brothel is already making my head hurt," Gord says with zero #passion.
"So, who's her mother then?" asks Veronika.
"A woman named Manon. Dedlock had dealings in Provence for a time. Carnations."
#vss365
"So, who's her mother then?" asks Veronika.
"A woman named Manon. Dedlock had dealings in Provence for a time. Carnations."
#vss365
March 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
March 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Once you're living in the rarefied air Beaufort is, you *are* your reputation. There's no #indivisibility. If it ever got out Elodie was running something like this, he'd be ruined."
"What if it's not her?" Gord ventures.
"You think Beaufort's running it?" Veronika says, her mind reeling.
#vss365
"What if it's not her?" Gord ventures.
"You think Beaufort's running it?" Veronika says, her mind reeling.
#vss365
March 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Once you're living in the rarefied air Beaufort is, you *are* your reputation. There's no #indivisibility. If it ever got out Elodie was running something like this, he'd be ruined."
"What if it's not her?" Gord ventures.
"You think Beaufort's running it?" Veronika says, her mind reeling.
#vss365
"What if it's not her?" Gord ventures.
"You think Beaufort's running it?" Veronika says, her mind reeling.
#vss365
March 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"You think Elodie's running an escort agency?" asks Veronika.
"Maybe she's an escort, herself," he says, trying to work it out.
"Ol' Charlton Beaufort Fontaine would drop her like a sack of #radioactive potatoes if he ever found out. Or worse." she says grimly.
Gord nods in agreement.
#vss365
"Maybe she's an escort, herself," he says, trying to work it out.
"Ol' Charlton Beaufort Fontaine would drop her like a sack of #radioactive potatoes if he ever found out. Or worse." she says grimly.
Gord nods in agreement.
#vss365
March 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"You think Elodie's running an escort agency?" asks Veronika.
"Maybe she's an escort, herself," he says, trying to work it out.
"Ol' Charlton Beaufort Fontaine would drop her like a sack of #radioactive potatoes if he ever found out. Or worse." she says grimly.
Gord nods in agreement.
#vss365
"Maybe she's an escort, herself," he says, trying to work it out.
"Ol' Charlton Beaufort Fontaine would drop her like a sack of #radioactive potatoes if he ever found out. Or worse." she says grimly.
Gord nods in agreement.
#vss365
"Infinite Hearts," reads Veronika from the back of the card. "Experience the #sempiternal power of love. Call 1-800-555-ADOR."
"Infinite hearts?" says Gord. "Sounds like a video game powerup. And sempiternal? Did somebody buy the escort agency a thesaurus?"
Veronika stares dully at the card.
#vss365
"Infinite hearts?" says Gord. "Sounds like a video game powerup. And sempiternal? Did somebody buy the escort agency a thesaurus?"
Veronika stares dully at the card.
#vss365
March 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"Infinite Hearts," reads Veronika from the back of the card. "Experience the #sempiternal power of love. Call 1-800-555-ADOR."
"Infinite hearts?" says Gord. "Sounds like a video game powerup. And sempiternal? Did somebody buy the escort agency a thesaurus?"
Veronika stares dully at the card.
#vss365
"Infinite hearts?" says Gord. "Sounds like a video game powerup. And sempiternal? Did somebody buy the escort agency a thesaurus?"
Veronika stares dully at the card.
#vss365