I take part in the #vss365 prompt daily on social media, writing across multiple genres but leaning mostly into horror or sci-fi.
Not all that is spun is gold, so I’ve made a home here for the entries I particularly enjoyed writing.
You can find my daily contribution on Bluesky here.
Other Place Archives
Older entries that were posted on the other place can be found in the following Archives:
Archive VIII – Apr-Nov 2024
Archive VII – Jan-Apr 2024
Archive VI – Sept-Dec 2023
Archive V – Apr-Sept 2023
Archive IV – Jan-Apr 2023
Archive III – Oct-Dec 2022
Archive II – Aug-Oct 2022
Archive I – Jul-Aug 2022
400 Words
Way back at the start, in February of 2022, I took a weekly approach to the prompts, composing a 400-word story over the course of the week, writing daily and editing as I went to ensure the final story was exactly 400 words. Those stories can all be found here.
#VSS365 Host – February 16th to 29th, 2024
I enjoyed the opportunity to host the hashtag from February 16th to 29th, 2024.
It truly is a wonderful and supportive community.
Those posts and some reflections on the journey are on the One Word Blog here.
Most Recent
Time is not linear, it is just our perception that is. Kid Cully repeated the old man’s words to himself as he stretched his mind across the Time #Horizon, connecting with May 27th, 1974. Chronocide was illegal, but if he could keep his parents from meeting, he’d never exist to be caught. #vss365
— Lee Zanello (@lima-zulu.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 10:43 AM
“The well-read #troll will eat the first goat every time.” – Trollish Proverb #vss365
— Lee Zanello (@lima-zulu.bsky.social) November 21, 2024 at 7:33 AM
I was eight before I realized the term “like heads in a #suitcase” wasn’t commonly used. Pa would say that whenever something made a rumbling, tumbling sound, like shoes in a dryer, something people actually said. The signs of his guilty verdict were there, I was just too young to notice. #vss365
— Lee Zanello (@lima-zulu.bsky.social) November 19, 2024 at 7:05 AM
I peel back the thin layer of plastic, relishing in the perfect stickiness of the old photo album. At right angles, I place Wisconsin and fold the plastic back into place overtop it. A #postcard from every state, in alphabetical order, a missing person in each. One more left to go. #vss365
— Lee Zanello (@lima-zulu.bsky.social) November 17, 2024 at 7:35 AM
The treasure map turned out to be a #dud; days of digging, all for nought. Balder, ever the optimist, said, “Maybe the real treasure is the adventure and friendship we found along the way.” The other pirates looked at him, then at the hole, then at each other, smiling. #vss365
— Lee Zanello (@lima-zulu.bsky.social) November 10, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Little toes #peek out from under the curtains, a small giggle is stifled. She’s not very good at hide and seek, but then, winning’s not the point, is it? We all secretly want to be found. I brush the curtain aside and she’s not there. She’s not anywhere. She never was. #vss365
— Lee Zanello (@lima-zulu.bsky.social) November 9, 2024 at 3:28 PM