I’ve been battling a very stubborn cold but I’m just as stubborn an ass as you’ll ever find. I’ve been having difficulties with most activities but I make sure that I write something every day. Here’s the latest batch of literature cookies. “B.O.B. To Europa” continues with the mission, we hear from Braz the Mountain Troll again, and we meet two new recurring figures in the cosmic stoners/philosophers Myxto and Ogg. I also join in on Craytus Jones’ #SatSplat and #Scifiakusaturda with Irene.

Daggers
In fool’s hands a mere knife
In mine they are batons
Spinning
Rolling
Slicing
Stabbing
These alley scoundrels
Mere instruments at my command
As I conduct a crimson #symphony
Paladin brings up my bloody cuffs
At the Jaunty Crow
“Sent some chaps to meet your boss.”
#vss365 pic.twitter.com/zQVPJSeHlo

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 16, 2019

 

A most extravagant explosion lit up the guild hall.
Doggle and Stimholm sat on the rubble-strewn floor.
“Oooh, the powder measurement from the book on TOP of the lectern.”
“This is why I don’t work with gnomes.” Stimholm grunted.#vss365 pic.twitter.com/F0hCYylteH

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 16, 2019

 

B.O.B To Europa 4

Europa is visible now and it’s still hard to #imagine that in another month the probes will be drilling down into its icy surface; Wagner talks almost non-stop about the control systems, running sims with B.O.B. The crew are in high spirits. Maybe I can relax a little. #vss365 pic.twitter.com/vqhl4MpDRM

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 17, 2019

Myxto & Ogg

Ogg and Myxdo lazed on an asteroid, puffing smoke into the void.
“Hey man, what’s your #favorite planet in the galaxy?” asked Myxdo.
Ogg coughed. “Definitely Yabbo 4. Chicks there only have one huge kid so they just got one giant boob. Like, 70%.”
“Yeah…” said Myxdo. #vss365 pic.twitter.com/hotj8KWT96

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 18, 2019

 

“How long do you plan to #linger in the dark? I got more clients” Harris said. A figure slowly hobbled from the alley. Harris knew not to look directly at it. It grunted at him. “Yes, premature.” It snatched the bag. Harris wondered what it tried to pass for in daylight. #vss365 pic.twitter.com/YJJd7UrFSO

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 19, 2019

 

In life I’m an Average Joe
In dreams #wild, I am Apex
I hover over grass and algae
A finely honed predator
With the patience of eons
All that I need is for
One
Visitor to the water’s edge
to make a
Single
Grave
Mistake

SNAP
SPLASH
Swirl
ripple…

ROCK&ROLL DEATHROLL

#vss365 pic.twitter.com/LuvqSC0HRZ

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 22, 2019

 

B.O.B. To Europa 5

“We didn’t come all this way to lose the probes to a #blindside in the home stretch!” Wagner shouted into the comm. “Relax, Wag,” Simon said, “one of the AERUs went straight to anchor the unit when the hit was detected. B.O.B, test relay six now. Ellie, how’s the breach?” #vss365 pic.twitter.com/anjZoQKm9N

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 22, 2019

 

“#CONFESS!”
“I prefer sweet wines.”
The inquisitor is fuming. It’s been 15 days but I’m having too much fun with him. These men, they want to cast out evil by committing it on the innocent. They don’t know what torture is, I’ve been in the business a lot longer. #vss365 #writers pic.twitter.com/ofwftcoOg9

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 27, 2019

 

Hi, it Braz again. Been while since me carve thing, being bear hunter still good. Me meet guys in town, them go to fight neckurmander or something. Me invited, good time. Braz #shatter bone men with club, magic man do shiny stuff. Armor man kill neckurmander. We drink. #vss365 pic.twitter.com/pzF8wQdTsi

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 27, 2019

B.O.B. To Europa 6

“Hey Wagner, you’ve been #tangled in that mole for hours, need a mug?” “Got a pot, Ell,”he said. “A whole pot!?” {i advised Tech Wagner on the risks Commander Ellie} B.O.B. droned. I’m glad I took time to explain casual names to B.O.B, it helps me work with the computer. #vss365 pic.twitter.com/1fk4mhw5yh

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 27, 2019

 

The creation of skeletal servitors is an art. Old, #fragile bone won’t do, the corpse must be fresh. Do not use nails, they may be quicker but spun wire is best for integrity. Do not clean the bones, let the lingering scent of death be the last thing intruders experience. #vss365 pic.twitter.com/6ctSbdnZep

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 28, 2019

 

Lights out.
The sub hangs in the dark and then:
let there be light.
A #million tiny flashes meet our eyes
the mark of countless marine animals.
Signals, lures, warnings, distractions
It’s like being in outer space
except the stars are all speaking. #vss365 #writers #ocean pic.twitter.com/v5vysFcED1

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 29, 2019

 

Everything is not
I don’t get that
It isn’t dark, black, or shadowed
it simply isn’t
I must be #somewhere
“Cogito, ergo sum.”
But I can only think
So am I simply AM?
Imagine pinning that
onto LGBTQA+
“So what do you identify as?”
“I Am.”
“Am what?”
“Good question.”#vss365 pic.twitter.com/0WQUgXPavp

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 30, 2019

 

Machine and mind sync up
Rover #vision is my sight
We roll o’er the sand#vision #scifaikusaturday #prompt #writerscommunity pic.twitter.com/40VRbtElig

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 31, 2019

 

Myxto & Ogg

“Hey Myxdo, how long is #forever?”
“I dunno, a long-ass time.”
Ogg lit a pipe of Jovian Smooth.
“Nah man, like, say the universe goes right now. Would forever still go on?”
Myxdo thought a moment.
“Be a sad waste of Jovian Smooth.”
Ogg passed the pipe. “For real, man”

#vss365 pic.twitter.com/UtgOQD7sS8

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 31, 2019

 

“So yes, it’s hard now.”Walter beat the counter with a meaty fist.
“What’s hard,”said Hank,”you’re out of the woods and part of society now!”
“Better in the woods. Next thing ya know they’ll discover Unicorns.” the Bigfoot said.
Mae sniffed, adjusting her beanie.

#Satsplat pic.twitter.com/1RSeai0KL7

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) August 31, 2019

 

Only in the #gloaming can I feed. Not that I have any weakness to light but because the necessity is so inherently dark. I cover night duty at the morgue and am honest with senior staff about my needs. These days one can exist as a ghoul without being a beast. #vss365 #prompt pic.twitter.com/S71duYSJ9y

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) September 2, 2019

 

The heart is the only puzzle I know of that can have a bunch of it pieces taken out and replaced with pieces from a different puzzle and have those pieces fit perfectly into place.#love #vss365 pic.twitter.com/wwEjPi9swd

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) September 3, 2019

 

“We’ll walk later, kiddo, Daddy has to pee. Go sit with Mommy by the fire.” I crest the hill and there it is. Thing just about fills the #horizon. I don’t know where its front-end is so I can’t always tell which way it’s moving. That scares me. #vss365 #prompt #creature #horror pic.twitter.com/veMdlJ2rjy

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) September 4, 2019

 

“Ah, Marcus, you’ve arrived! Excellent, I was just finishing up!”
“Aaron, you still haven’t told me what this is about.”
“It wouldn’t be a #mystery if I did that!”
“Just tell me what I’m supposed to do, man!”
“Isn’t it obvious? Every mystery starts with the victim.”
#vss365 pic.twitter.com/LNyTEmdWMU

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) September 4, 2019

 

Water Elementals in winter are stunning. Their surface freezes with a swirling liquid of blues and purples within. As they move they crack, burst with spray and shards as the seams #crystallize. The effect of a new, static form emerging like a flip book is just unreal. #vss365 pic.twitter.com/Lailu5Eodf

— Weird Shit with Alex (@SynBoomstick) September 5, 2019