Story photo challenge…

[Encia22]

 

A lucky ticket I did rip,
Hoping money rained
But nothing, nought, zip,
Six more remained.

Two more tickets I took,
Hoping for fortune and fame.
But nothing, Karma misunderstood,
Four possibilities left to game.

Two more tickets I snipped,
Hoping for health and serenity.
This time, luck my way tipped,
Two more hung with tenacity.

No more lucky tickets for me,
Hoping someone else will benefit.
Karma rejoiced and smiled with glee,
And gifted me a loving soulmate.

Next photo:

[Quantum12]

[Image: https://i.imgur.com/B8RfOEv.jpeg]


A lucky ticket I did rip,
Hoping money rained
But nothing, nought, zip,
Six more remained.

Two more tickets I took,
Hoping for fortune and fame.
But nothing, Karma misunderstood,
Four possibilities left to game.

Two more tickets I snipped,
Hoping for health and serenity.
This time, luck my way tipped,
Two more hung with tenacity.

No more lucky tickets for me,
Hoping someone else will benefit.
Karma rejoiced and smiled with glee,
And gifted me a loving soulmate.

Next photo:

[Image: https://denyignorance.com/uploader/image...e3xL-1.jpg]

Your writing is so beautiful! A perfect soulmate!

[UltraBudgie]

"I'm in... a garden?"

Zorg tried to conceal his surprise. Swiftly, he took stock of his surroundings. Green foliage. Chlorophyll-based vegetation. Some type of tumor portruding from the leaf-entity beside him? His mind raced back to the orientation deep-learning scenarios that had been zip-trained into his mind. Ah. A "flower". Not a threat.

He took stock of his body. What, no pseudopodia? Two flap-appendages. How would he hold his blaster-rifle? Zorg realized suddenly that he was unarmed.

What a strange body. The tiny beak seemed unfit for any type of disemboweling. His talons, thankfully, were intact, although they seemed better suited for grasping dendritic entites rather than metatronic prey.

And what was this covering him? His exoskeleton was gone, replaced by some sort of patterned softness. Ugh. His neural database soon provided a name: feathers. Useful for flight. Well, that was something.

As his mission parameters reestablished themselves, Zorg attempted to howl his dominance. Only a shrill peep emerged. Embarrased, his head bobbed in quick consternation. Had anyone noticed?

Finally, the orientation adaptation was complete. Looking up at the night sky, Zorg took a brief moment to savor his purpose. Soon, soon, he could begin, and the sooner he began, the sooner this nightmare assignment would be over.

This planet's nightmare, however, had only just begun.

[UltraBudgie]

[Quantum12]

The elephant of time is so divine,
She lost her mind this time,

In the jungle she got stuck,
7 feet inside elephant muck,

They tried to pull her with underwear,
The underwear ripped and gave her a scare,

The thinking hats went on their head,
They said we need a plan or else she will be dead,

Oh they said let’s wrap her in a cocoon,
One smart man said I have a balloon,

Up high she went from being stuck,
Oh no the balloon popped and she lost her luck…

Splat!

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[KKLoco]

Love it! In the spirit of the ATS old days, I will be posting a members photo thread. Face to the name type of thing. As of now, only the 10 that wanted to buy it, know what I look like (shared it on our discord chat). 

I’ll be posting it in 8 days. I turn 45 then (ugh), and have been on a mission to get as close as I can, to what I looked like at my peak at 22. Surprisingly, I look very much like my avatar — just tanner…..

Should be fun. And I hope everyone participates.

[pianopraze]

[Image: https://i.imgur.com/r1Iel1m.jpeg]

The elephant of time is so divine,
She lost her mind this time,

In the jungle she got stuck,
7 feet inside elephant muck,

They tried to pull her with underwear,
The underwear ripped and gave her a scare,

The thinking hats went on their head,
They said we need a plan or else she will be dead,

Oh they said let’s wrap her in a cocoon,
One smart man said I have a balloon,

Up high she went from being stuck,
Oh no the balloon popped and she lost her luck…

Splat!

Next photo
[Image: https://i.imgur.com/OZ8Qff6.jpeg]

The porcelain doll staired at the blank white wall.  Her beautiful blue doll eyes reveling in the safe white expanse. Safe to look at, safe to feel. Blank. Empty.
 
Her auburn curls twitched as a noise echoed down the hall beyond the door. Her heart froze. The white wall became her whole world. Where endless nothing enveloped all the senses. Step… step… step…

[Maxmars]

I'll meet you where the clearing meets the forest.

I'll watch you on the road, I'll hear your feet first thumping, then crunching the dried leaves, as you approach

There, in the shadow of the trees, I will embrace you, and we will forever be together.

The cool breeze will sweep us up, and we will dwell in brisk autumn air.

We will watch the leaves blowing on the road, dancing.

[UltraBudgie]

Donald Trump looked around in bewilderment. Where was New York? His beautiful penthouse atop Trump Tower? His gold-trimmed television set on which he had been watching election results, just moments ago? The genuine zirconium coaster with his tasty Diet Coke? It was all gone!

Instead, he was suddenly standing on a dirt road, of all places! He looked down at his $1000 shoes -- patent Italian leather, you know, only the best! -- to confirm. Yes indeed -- dirt! And unruly, unkempt nature! Not a billboard or bumper sticker in sight. What was happening??

Suddenly, a voice rang out, with the sound of banshee thunder. A voice from everywhere, and nowhere. So loud his silk tie shook as it cut him to his core. It was a familiar voice. One he'd heard before, and learned to hate.

"You're inside me now, Donald," said Kamala Harris. "You've been inside me all along."

"The election results are in, I'm afraid. There's no escape for you now. You had your chance to get on board, but you chose the 'Trump Train'. How's that working out?" An unearthly cackle followed, worse than even Hillary.

Donald ran. Down the road, as fast as his jiggling thighs could go. Where were his supporters? His fans? Where was Rudy?! He was alone!

"Don't worry Donald," Kamala mocked, "we have a place for you. Great place. Best place ever. You're going to love it. We're making America great again."

On a branch high above, a startled squirrel dropped its nut and ran scampering further up the tree.




Edit: Ya beat me to it Max. Next story use his photo.

[Quantum12]

Max had his photo skiped by mistake!
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