Nelson At the Holiday Party

When Nelson heard her name mentioned at the party, he came over trepid and queasy: they had "history", though not of that sort. He wanted to slip out before her grand entrance.

Too late; in that moment she wafted over the parquet wearing a gossamer gown calculated to draw all eyes. Melissa. As if by instinct, her cold stare homed on Nelson. And then a comedy of errors ensued: her chiffon snagged on a holly wreath, and in extricating herself, she stepped a stiletto heel on a power cord, de-twinkling the tree lights as she butt-flopped onto a pile of presents.

Her spell was broken. Amid the aghast looks and irrepressible titters, Nelson strode over and offered both hands to help her back to her feet. The party awkwardly resumed; she muttered a begrudging thank you, Nelson bowed slightly in acknowledgement, and as she turned to survey the wreckage, he sought his hosts to proffer an excuse for his early departure. When granted such a boon, he reasoned, best not to test the Fates.

2022.12.16

Prompts used:
#MastoPrompt: name
#FlexVSS: party
#LimerickRhyme: trepid*
#CrowsTales: queasy
#StoryIn12: moment*
#BraveWrite: gossamer
#VSSNature: holly
#VSSHumour: twinkle_lights
#VSSPoem: presents*
#oxj: out & cold
* = not used per the prompt guidelines

ㅤ utter your paeans
to a moon indifferent
chill and distant

when a candle
pricks through the cloak of night
no need of plasters

#haiku #HaikuChallenge: utter
#DailyHaikuChallenge: moon (@dailyhaikuprompt)
#VSSCollab: candle; #VSSHumour: prick;#LimerickChallenge: bandaid)

Ostracized! How still to stay in the loop?
I'll find some method yet to overhear;
Or an ally or mole, a social buccaneer,
A snitch
who can be induced to leak the scoop…

#cinquat #poem
#VSSHumour: ally; #VSSDaiiy: hear; #BraveWrite: method; #VSSInk: fox

#joke

I go to a therapist who sidelines as a bus driver. He's very efficient: not only does he know the best route to take, but he wants exact change only.

#VSSHumour: bus driver; #130Story: route

RT @SilverJLaine@twitter.com

#vsshumour Daniel appeared. "Fred, we're down a team member. Do you know how to pass the #baton?"
"What kind of a silly question is that?" Fred scoffed. "I course I do."
A few mins later...
Fred sprinted past Daniel.
"Come back! You've forgotten the #baton!"
"Nope! I passed it!"

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/SilverJLaine/status/1597321678673285120