2026-07-03 #VisualInspiration prompt:
A campfire.
Use this image as inspiration to write a very short story based on it.
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2026-07-03 #VisualInspiration prompt:
A campfire.
Use this image as inspiration to write a very short story based on it.
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Replying to @VisualInspiration@mas.to
The third night of the summer camp. The campfire made crackling noises.
- Come on, boys and girls, said Benjamin. time for daily feedback. What did you like this day and what was bad?
- Oh no! the youths moaned. Can’t we just sit here and fry our apples and marshmallows, without all that talking?
- No for two reasons, the education worker said. First, I really want to know what I can do better tomorrow, and second – he produced a plastic bag full of bones with pieces of meat sticking to them and tossed it beside the campfire – there are some leftovers from supper. You might want to eat them first before having your sweets.
- The witch doctor’s niece!
The young ones cheered and and lunged to the bones.
- Hey, that’s mine! You can have the kneecap!
- Bastard!
- Mind your language! Benjamin made a serious gesture.
- I must admit, Justin said, gnawing, your performance at the doctor’s house was… epic, you know… brilliant!
- Thank you, but what did you like of the things you did yourself.
- I had fun finishing the werewolf’s puppies, said Jolina.
- Yes and standing ground against the septic toad cannon was great! Even if I lost my left leg.
- It’ll regrow until next morning. But you’ll have to be careful. Maybe you’ll be gunner when we call on the coast guard.
- The coast guard? Why?
- They’re storing green dust ammunition. We’ll need it when we mess with the Nihilist Bikers in the evening.
- The Bikers!
Pequawa was excited.
- Can I have Bad Uncle alone? He killed my parents. I want to tear his heart…
- We’ll see, said Benjamin and took out his ukulele. When you’ve finished the niece, what about a little music while you’re barbecueing the sweets?
Then he played the Howly Prowlers’ Shanty and the the kids sang along with him.
Vampires, dragons, and werewolves and ghouls
Hey ho! Hey ho!
Will sure come to know our torturing tools
Hey! Hey! Ho!
We’ll find them all
We’ll nail their eyes and their brains to the wall
Hey! Hey! Ho!
The Army o’ Darkness won’t make us afraid
Hey ho! Hey ho!
We smash them and smite them with technical aid
Hey! Hey! Ho!
We bomb and ignite
We obliterate all you zombies tonight
Hey! Hey! Ho!
Replying to @knodel@mastodon.de
@knodel @VisualInspiration This is great but I am not sure I can tell the bad guys from the good guys. All bad maybe?