Omen (10/12 Chains; 10/11 Crows; 10/10 Shatter--with FFF)
The shattered mirrors should have been a warning. The circling crows were an omen that no one saw. The chains, then, came as a surprise to the people as their red-eyed captors carried them away.
BONUS STORY: 50 mg of “Paint it Black,” courtesy
10/13/25 “Paint it Black” 50
His voice was gruff as he examined the metal of the cage. No one would look too closely, so it didn’t matter whether it was secure. He didn’t expect its prisoner to escape. Corpses rarely did. Scratching at a bit of rust on the lock he ordered, “Paint it black.”
I've dropped out of the Pentober Challenge, since my writing can't be read. Horrible penmanship. (Retired doctor.) But I'm still doing it daily on my Substack. Great prompts.
That's a good one Stephanie!