Wandering Shop Stories 98

Prompt Word: Water #wss366 (water) (1/1) The morning sun sparkled on the water of Long Island Sound. The seagull, spotting its prey, left the water behind and swooped into the parking lot, snagging a bacon and egg biscuit with only one bite out of it directly out of Kim’s hand. Kim turned away from the water and walked into her job at the sorting facility, realizing that she was going to be hungry today....

9 Jun 2026 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Stories 97

Prompt Word: Buzzard “So that’s the new airframe?” Command Chief Master Sergeant Dint remarked. “Yes, the F2214-C here in front of you, and you can also see another one flying in,” Technical Sergeant Gunther pointed toward the South East. “Those wings have an odd angle, and the flight profile seems a bit erratic,” Dint added. “Yessir, it’s the computer controls, it does snap corrections to keep the bird flying in the right direction, but never straight,” Gunther explained....

9 Jun 2026 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Stories 95

Prompt Word: New Narrator: Our heroine steps into the vaguely medieval-European village. Ellie: Wait, what? I told you not to call me that. Narrator: Fine, I’ll try again. Liz: No, not that either. I have a given name, and it’s beautiful as it is. I don’t need whatever short version you want to come up with. Narrator: Your full given name is a syllable short of a haiku opener. #wss366 (new) (2/2)...

6 Jun 2026 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Stories 94

Prompt Word: Skate Jeff: Watch out for stingrays. Kev: What are you talking about? Jeff: It’s the beach, you are in the water first, shuffle your feet. Kev: What does that have to do with a sports car? Jeff: What? No! It’s a flat fish, with a stinging tail. Kev: Wait, you mean skate? Jeff: No, I said shuffle, why would you try to skate in the water? Kev: I’d swear we’re talking different languages at this point....

5 Jun 2026 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink