Rick Milone

@rwm1955.bsky.social

Writer (Clear Green in Dade County & Dog Days of Summer), hiker, Granddad (Capo), movie extra (Captain Fantastic- Oscar winner), student guitarist, FIU - BBA year '81

He sat on the cot staring at the steel door. The cellblock was noisy & disquieting. At the age of 52, he was sentenced to 9 yrs. He was nervous, scared & at peace. He pondered if his God thought it to be a sin for confessing for his son. He gave his loving boy a chance. #vss365

His dissociation with humanity wasn't new. His sociopathy was life-long. Each month, he'd choose one of the deadly sins & act it out. His favorite was anger. There were so many ways to display it. On this occasion, he chose gluttony by eating his neighbor. #horrorprompt #vss365

i think life will always be a mix of light and shade.. a blend.. and you have to jump into it.. even if whatever appears is unexpected.. pretty.. or not.. and do it however you can.. make sure to stock-up on music.. and laugh at it all a little too.. -dww

Out of a tempest and off. The world is still spinning, and you have to navigate the coast that way. That's how you find the island that at low tide isn't one. A state of the art road flows to the walled city. Someone sees you with your boat on your back and screams. #horrorprompt #vss365 #islands

After the not-so-vicious storm, after the voyage, the not-so-close-knit group arrived at the #island and, of course, everyone rushed out in different directions. Rory tutted to himself at the selfishness of his cohort players, then did the same thing. He’d seen ruins on his map, northward. #vss365

As Dylan had suspected, the great storm in the atmosphere had an eye. An #island of calm among the tumult of winds that could crush a ship with ease, but still he took the Charon in. He could use Magpie, keep the crew safe, but the Endmy ship, if there, would prove too much for the bird. #vss365

In some ways, Tarkar’s Bridge was much like an #island, separated from the rest of the world, yet still a part of it, requiring a hardy nature to reach. It brought with it it’s own customs and traditions. It’s own ways and means. And visitors. Outsiders unaware of how things worked there. #vss365

She had been trapped on the #island for a year. Each time, she thought she saw a boat, she thought she would be rescued but they ignored her. She created a new life for herself and learnt to survive on the island. When a boat came to rescue her, she declined because this was now her home. #vss365

He was emotionally isolated like a deserted island. Yet he craved human contact. Not for support or love but for their blood. He dreamed of being a real-life vampire. Draining his prey's blood, he'd congeal it to the viscosity of cough_syrup for his dinner. #horrorprompt #vss365

The eerie green clouds of the tempest slowly dissipated, revealing a ship sailing toward the harbor. The sails were tattered, the main mast toppled. People stood on the pier, gazing for signs of life. The ship's sailors showed themselves as zombies & hungry. #horrorprompt #vss365

Adrift on the sea, iron on bone, chained in pairs to the dark unknown. Row the boat at the bite of the whip bleeding tears on a one way trip. Hope turns to dust, shackle’s rust faith slips away the slave ship sails where the shadows stay. ~rev #vss365

Your sails aren't fueled by kisses. They are fueled by knowing these discordant winds could be far worse. With these sails, you've scarcely managed to navigate round the giant poltroon robot - the one a thousand spineless sycophants formed to strong-arm their way through this. #inkmine #sail #vss365

The loose set of companions set #sail toward the next objective and the search for the resolution to the burgeoning conflict. Rory was among a group of player combatants, but it wasn’t a group dungeon. They all had a chance of completing the task, but it also meant more monsters ahead. #vss365