January 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"You knew I was having an affair with your wife?!" The king was shocked.
"Of course, sire. And while she kept you busy, I armed the rebellion."
The knight smiled. His wife smiled. Metal glinted.
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"Of course, sire. And while she kept you busy, I armed the rebellion."
The knight smiled. His wife smiled. Metal glinted.
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Prose/dialogue: “The perks of having a crafty spouse.” #hbp74
January 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"You knew I was having an affair with your wife?!" The king was shocked.
"Of course, sire. And while she kept you busy, I armed the rebellion."
The knight smiled. His wife smiled. Metal glinted.
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"Of course, sire. And while she kept you busy, I armed the rebellion."
The knight smiled. His wife smiled. Metal glinted.
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One-by-one she lowered his body parts into the vat of heated lye.
The perks of having a crafty spouse.
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The perks of having a crafty spouse.
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January 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
One-by-one she lowered his body parts into the vat of heated lye.
The perks of having a crafty spouse.
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The perks of having a crafty spouse.
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He sighed. “I lost my credit card— and on our honeymoon.”
“Good thing I made a backup,” she said, handing him a nearly identical card.
“Wait… what?”
She winked. “Crafty hands, dear. Perk of marrying a forger.”
He stared. “You’re joking, right?”
Her smile didn’t waver.
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“Good thing I made a backup,” she said, handing him a nearly identical card.
“Wait… what?”
She winked. “Crafty hands, dear. Perk of marrying a forger.”
He stared. “You’re joking, right?”
Her smile didn’t waver.
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Prose/dialogue: “The perks of having a crafty spouse.” #hbp74
January 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
He sighed. “I lost my credit card— and on our honeymoon.”
“Good thing I made a backup,” she said, handing him a nearly identical card.
“Wait… what?”
She winked. “Crafty hands, dear. Perk of marrying a forger.”
He stared. “You’re joking, right?”
Her smile didn’t waver.
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“Good thing I made a backup,” she said, handing him a nearly identical card.
“Wait… what?”
She winked. “Crafty hands, dear. Perk of marrying a forger.”
He stared. “You’re joking, right?”
Her smile didn’t waver.
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January 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“Oi, #punk!” Itzam yelped. The cooling #sweet had gone.
Sibrene reached for her herbs. Sprinkle and dash, a flick of the wrist: a whoosh, then cackling - thief into chicken. #Peace restored.
𝘉𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘺, he mused. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦!
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Sibrene reached for her herbs. Sprinkle and dash, a flick of the wrist: a whoosh, then cackling - thief into chicken. #Peace restored.
𝘉𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘺, he mused. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦!
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January 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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"So, Hun... We wouldn't happen to know how to dispose of a body?" I asked, awkwardly.
Without missing a beat, my husband replied, "I can dehydrate the meat to make it easier to burn and I can grind up the bones for the garden."
"Have I mentioned lately how much I love you?" I smiled.
"So, Hun... We wouldn't happen to know how to dispose of a body?" I asked, awkwardly.
Without missing a beat, my husband replied, "I can dehydrate the meat to make it easier to burn and I can grind up the bones for the garden."
"Have I mentioned lately how much I love you?" I smiled.
Prose/dialogue: “The perks of having a crafty spouse.” #hbp74
January 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"So, Hun... We wouldn't happen to know how to dispose of a body?" I asked, awkwardly.
Without missing a beat, my husband replied, "I can dehydrate the meat to make it easier to burn and I can grind up the bones for the garden."
"Have I mentioned lately how much I love you?" I smiled.
"So, Hun... We wouldn't happen to know how to dispose of a body?" I asked, awkwardly.
Without missing a beat, my husband replied, "I can dehydrate the meat to make it easier to burn and I can grind up the bones for the garden."
"Have I mentioned lately how much I love you?" I smiled.
Joseph patted the shiny wooden box next to the detective. "Oh, yeah, my wife loved the perks of having a crafty spouse. I cut and shaped all the wood she painted. Nailed everything together; handled the fancy hardware. Even offered to make her coffin. Didn't bat an eye—she crawled right in."
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Prose/dialogue: “The perks of having a crafty spouse.” #hbp74
January 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Joseph patted the shiny wooden box next to the detective. "Oh, yeah, my wife loved the perks of having a crafty spouse. I cut and shaped all the wood she painted. Nailed everything together; handled the fancy hardware. Even offered to make her coffin. Didn't bat an eye—she crawled right in."
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"The perks of having a crafty spouse," Bailey mocked. "I gotta be careful around fruit because my ex-wife keeps making bombs in the shape of them."
"Why fruit?" Jin said.
"I blame Cosmo for showing Amarula what a pineapple grenade and a cherry bomb looks like." #hbp74
"Why fruit?" Jin said.
"I blame Cosmo for showing Amarula what a pineapple grenade and a cherry bomb looks like." #hbp74
Prose/dialogue: “The perks of having a crafty spouse.” #hbp74
January 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"The perks of having a crafty spouse," Bailey mocked. "I gotta be careful around fruit because my ex-wife keeps making bombs in the shape of them."
"Why fruit?" Jin said.
"I blame Cosmo for showing Amarula what a pineapple grenade and a cherry bomb looks like." #hbp74
"Why fruit?" Jin said.
"I blame Cosmo for showing Amarula what a pineapple grenade and a cherry bomb looks like." #hbp74
#FromOneLine #hbp74
The House was too Crowded with hobbies galore. But he would just say "The Perks of Having a Crafty Spouse," and shrug.
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The House was too Crowded with hobbies galore. But he would just say "The Perks of Having a Crafty Spouse," and shrug.
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January 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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The House was too Crowded with hobbies galore. But he would just say "The Perks of Having a Crafty Spouse," and shrug.
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The House was too Crowded with hobbies galore. But he would just say "The Perks of Having a Crafty Spouse," and shrug.
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"There must be perks of having a crafty spouse," one of his wife's co-workers said.
He stood there perplexed and replied, "She can't sew a stitch to save her life."
"Oh. Well, I saw this small, dark room earlier with handmade cloth dolls with pins stuck on some of them, that's all."
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He stood there perplexed and replied, "She can't sew a stitch to save her life."
"Oh. Well, I saw this small, dark room earlier with handmade cloth dolls with pins stuck on some of them, that's all."
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Prose/dialogue: “The perks of having a crafty spouse.” #hbp74
January 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"There must be perks of having a crafty spouse," one of his wife's co-workers said.
He stood there perplexed and replied, "She can't sew a stitch to save her life."
"Oh. Well, I saw this small, dark room earlier with handmade cloth dolls with pins stuck on some of them, that's all."
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He stood there perplexed and replied, "She can't sew a stitch to save her life."
"Oh. Well, I saw this small, dark room earlier with handmade cloth dolls with pins stuck on some of them, that's all."
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What happens when toast thieves target the wrong house?
mrericmontgomery.com/post/2025-01...
#flashfiction
#shortstory
#flashlit
#writingcommunity
#prompt
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mrericmontgomery.com/post/2025-01...
#flashfiction
#shortstory
#flashlit
#writingcommunity
#prompt
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January 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
What happens when toast thieves target the wrong house?
mrericmontgomery.com/post/2025-01...
#flashfiction
#shortstory
#flashlit
#writingcommunity
#prompt
#hbp74
mrericmontgomery.com/post/2025-01...
#flashfiction
#shortstory
#flashlit
#writingcommunity
#prompt
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“I can’t believe he refused to give us the information!” I grumbled.
“Yep. That’s why I swiped the flash drive off his computer on the way out.”
I gaped.
“But if we released it, they’d trace it to us. So I used an unlocked workstation to email it to journalists.”
I kissed my crafty husband.
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“Yep. That’s why I swiped the flash drive off his computer on the way out.”
I gaped.
“But if we released it, they’d trace it to us. So I used an unlocked workstation to email it to journalists.”
I kissed my crafty husband.
#hbp74
January 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“I can’t believe he refused to give us the information!” I grumbled.
“Yep. That’s why I swiped the flash drive off his computer on the way out.”
I gaped.
“But if we released it, they’d trace it to us. So I used an unlocked workstation to email it to journalists.”
I kissed my crafty husband.
#hbp74
“Yep. That’s why I swiped the flash drive off his computer on the way out.”
I gaped.
“But if we released it, they’d trace it to us. So I used an unlocked workstation to email it to journalists.”
I kissed my crafty husband.
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You're still playing that damn video game? You promised you'd make your special taco casserole tonight."
"I will. Just give me a few more minutes," I told her.
Thirty minutes later. "I got tired of waiting and made it myself."
I smiled. The perks of being a crafty spouse, I thought.
You're still playing that damn video game? You promised you'd make your special taco casserole tonight."
"I will. Just give me a few more minutes," I told her.
Thirty minutes later. "I got tired of waiting and made it myself."
I smiled. The perks of being a crafty spouse, I thought.
January 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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You're still playing that damn video game? You promised you'd make your special taco casserole tonight."
"I will. Just give me a few more minutes," I told her.
Thirty minutes later. "I got tired of waiting and made it myself."
I smiled. The perks of being a crafty spouse, I thought.
You're still playing that damn video game? You promised you'd make your special taco casserole tonight."
"I will. Just give me a few more minutes," I told her.
Thirty minutes later. "I got tired of waiting and made it myself."
I smiled. The perks of being a crafty spouse, I thought.
Groaning, coming out of a sound sleep, Mark wanted to deafen the sound of a drill by grabbing Todd's now cool pillow. It was training, he reminded himself for when the adoption was finalized, but until then...
"The perks of having a crafty husband," he moaned, pulling himself out of the bed.
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"The perks of having a crafty husband," he moaned, pulling himself out of the bed.
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January 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Groaning, coming out of a sound sleep, Mark wanted to deafen the sound of a drill by grabbing Todd's now cool pillow. It was training, he reminded himself for when the adoption was finalized, but until then...
"The perks of having a crafty husband," he moaned, pulling himself out of the bed.
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"The perks of having a crafty husband," he moaned, pulling himself out of the bed.
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"Perks of a crafty spouse?" I squinted up at the uniformed officer and smiled sheepishly.
"Ma'am," He shook his head and reached with keys toward my bracelets. "You realize the bank employees overheard the whole thing?"
"You never plan how you might test security somewhere, just for fun?"
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"Ma'am," He shook his head and reached with keys toward my bracelets. "You realize the bank employees overheard the whole thing?"
"You never plan how you might test security somewhere, just for fun?"
#HBP74
Prose/dialogue: “The perks of having a crafty spouse.” #hbp74
January 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"Perks of a crafty spouse?" I squinted up at the uniformed officer and smiled sheepishly.
"Ma'am," He shook his head and reached with keys toward my bracelets. "You realize the bank employees overheard the whole thing?"
"You never plan how you might test security somewhere, just for fun?"
#HBP74
"Ma'am," He shook his head and reached with keys toward my bracelets. "You realize the bank employees overheard the whole thing?"
"You never plan how you might test security somewhere, just for fun?"
#HBP74
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I used to walk these tracks with my husband, back before the war took him away from me. The trees look beautiful from here. I have a good view of the village from here. I miss his warmth, his jokes, his smile. Planes fly overhead and my village is engulfed in hellfire. I'll be with him soon.
I used to walk these tracks with my husband, back before the war took him away from me. The trees look beautiful from here. I have a good view of the village from here. I miss his warmth, his jokes, his smile. Planes fly overhead and my village is engulfed in hellfire. I'll be with him soon.
Imagery: Walking the railroad tracks. #hbp73
January 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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I used to walk these tracks with my husband, back before the war took him away from me. The trees look beautiful from here. I have a good view of the village from here. I miss his warmth, his jokes, his smile. Planes fly overhead and my village is engulfed in hellfire. I'll be with him soon.
I used to walk these tracks with my husband, back before the war took him away from me. The trees look beautiful from here. I have a good view of the village from here. I miss his warmth, his jokes, his smile. Planes fly overhead and my village is engulfed in hellfire. I'll be with him soon.
My wife and I were on a luxury cruise, and just returned to our suite to find a stranger on the floor, a large blade protruding from his back.
Security burst in, guns drawn, saying "We had reports of a murder"
"There is no body here" said my wife calmly.
They left.
My wife is a crafty Jedi.
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Security burst in, guns drawn, saying "We had reports of a murder"
"There is no body here" said my wife calmly.
They left.
My wife is a crafty Jedi.
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January 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
My wife and I were on a luxury cruise, and just returned to our suite to find a stranger on the floor, a large blade protruding from his back.
Security burst in, guns drawn, saying "We had reports of a murder"
"There is no body here" said my wife calmly.
They left.
My wife is a crafty Jedi.
#hbp74
Security burst in, guns drawn, saying "We had reports of a murder"
"There is no body here" said my wife calmly.
They left.
My wife is a crafty Jedi.
#hbp74
Rocco squeezed another rivet into place and threw the pin over his shoulder. He’d clean after the bunker was complete.
Muffled yells broke his concentration. He turned to his bound family and winked at his wife. “I’m keeping y’all safe. Don’t you like the perks of having a crafty spouse?”
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Muffled yells broke his concentration. He turned to his bound family and winked at his wife. “I’m keeping y’all safe. Don’t you like the perks of having a crafty spouse?”
#hbp74
January 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Rocco squeezed another rivet into place and threw the pin over his shoulder. He’d clean after the bunker was complete.
Muffled yells broke his concentration. He turned to his bound family and winked at his wife. “I’m keeping y’all safe. Don’t you like the perks of having a crafty spouse?”
#hbp74
Muffled yells broke his concentration. He turned to his bound family and winked at his wife. “I’m keeping y’all safe. Don’t you like the perks of having a crafty spouse?”
#hbp74
January 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I saw the pot float
2 the stove
That’s cracked top
Now sealed again
Like glaciers
Colliding
I willed water 2 boil
& pasta 2 cook & butter 2 melt
Over plump ziti & it swam Through the air
2 my mouth
& I awoke
2 my husband
Who did everything I dreamt
As if by magic.
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2 the stove
That’s cracked top
Now sealed again
Like glaciers
Colliding
I willed water 2 boil
& pasta 2 cook & butter 2 melt
Over plump ziti & it swam Through the air
2 my mouth
& I awoke
2 my husband
Who did everything I dreamt
As if by magic.
#hbp74 #writing #poem #write
January 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The main perk of having a crafty spouse is that you can keep destroying... I mean using stuff as nail file for your manicure, & they can keep fixing those things… Having a crafty spouse is a fairytale, though, as they also use everything in sight for their manicure w/o ever fixing a thing. #hbp74
a blue cat is sitting on a couch next to a white dog
ALT: a blue cat is sitting on a couch next to a white dog
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January 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The main perk of having a crafty spouse is that you can keep destroying... I mean using stuff as nail file for your manicure, & they can keep fixing those things… Having a crafty spouse is a fairytale, though, as they also use everything in sight for their manicure w/o ever fixing a thing. #hbp74