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https://dailyintheword.blog/2026/06/04/the-name-he-refused/ · 4 Jun 2026
A Short Story Inspired by John 1:19-20 The questions began before sunrise. Ethan Cole had grown accustomed to people stopping him after his community outreach events. Some wanted advice. Others wanted encouragement. A few simply wanted someone to listen. B...
https://dailyintheword.blog/2026/06/03/the-line-no-one-could-cross/ · 3 Jun 2026
A Short Story Inspired by Job 1:12 The storm rolled into Cedar Ridge just before sunset. Dark clouds stacked themselves across the Missouri sky, and the wind bent the tops of the oak trees lining the highway. Most people hurried indoors, but Daniel Mercer ...
https://dailyintheword.blog/2026/06/02/the-highway-south/ · 2 Jun 2026
A Short Story Inspired by Matthew 2:14-15 The call came at 2:13 in the morning. Elias Mercer woke to the shrill vibration of his phone against the nightstand. For several seconds he stared into the darkness of the apartment, disoriented by the hour and the...
https://dailyintheword.blog/2026/06/01/the-lights-above-mercer-street/ · 1 Jun 2026
A Short Story Inspired by Genesis 1:14-15 The power went out just after midnight. At first the city resisted the darkness. Backup signs flickered red over alley doors. Emergency lights glowed dimly in apartment stairwells. Car headlights crawled through in...
https://dailyintheword.blog/2026/05/31/the-last-bus-out-of-winter/ · 31 May 2026
A Short Story Inspired by Matthew 2:13 The snow had been falling since late afternoon, thick enough now to bury the edges of the sidewalks and soften the hard outlines of the city. Nathan Reed stood beneath the flickering shelter light on Walnut Avenue wit...
https://dailyintheword.blog/2026/05/30/the-last-call-before-departure/ · 30 May 2026
A Short Story Inspired by Luke 9:61 Ethan Reeves stared at the glowing departure board while the rain pressed against the airport windows like restless fingers. Flights blinked in red and white across the screen, cities appearing and disappearing in an end...
https://mini-shark-tank.pckt.blog/depths-wua064p · 11 May 2026
Light shines between cracks in the masonry. The tunnels had flourished with new life. There was talk spreading among the kingdoms that the tomb that had swallowed so many willing souls had been transformed into a lush environment ripe with new flora and fa...
https://mini-shark-tank.pckt.blog/dungeon-926us7z · 11 May 2026
The air is damp and fetid. There has been no light for days. Weeks maybe at this point. Every so often, you feel the soft give of moss under your boots. There would be no rescue from this place. Either you would find your way out of this consuming darkness...
https://leaflet.pub/p/did:plc:x2a647qpuw44jhvbiib5ikro/3mks7j56rac2f · 1 May 2026
Ellipsus Writing Prompts
https://calico-lore.leaflet.pub/3mdwrk5gc5k2b · 3 Feb 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
Part one of a short story taking place in the fictional nation of Catalan focusing on Mirsisi Beaucoup and the people he meets at Hawkwood Company.