Alyssa N. Vaughn

Thank you! I very much wish it wasn’t 🙃

“You can make a difference! Take #action now!” shouted the woman on the corner, waving a flyer overhead.

The wind whistled through the empty streets, the rusted frames of the ancient, crumbling towers creaked ominously overhead.

She sighed. She would have to save the world by herself.

#vss365

“Arr! Ye have two #options,” the pirate captain growled, “Ye can swear yer loyalty and join me crew, or ye can walk the plank.”

The unfortunate philosopher gulped, balanced precariously above shark-infested waters.

“Could we have a brief discussion,” he proposed, ”Of false dichotomies?”

#vss365

“You’re dating someone you met in a chatroom?” Laura rolled her eyes, popping her gum loudly. “Somebody needs a #reality check.”

“He’s totally legit!” Kristen glared back. ”I saw his MySpace page and everything.”

“Yeah, right,” Laura scoffed, “And I’m going to prom with SmarterChild.“
#vss365

The director called for a cut, glaring at his lead actor.

“I need you to dig deep,” he ground out, “What is your character’s motivation? What is his ultimate #goal in this scene?”

The actor gave a blank stare, mouth hanging open as he pondered the question.

“…a bagel?”
#vss365

The two fugitives dodged through the docks as swiftly as they could, crouching between the starships.

"This way," the first said, edging up an open boarding ramp.

"You have your own #transport?" The second followed close behind.

"Well," the first settled into the cockpit, "I do now."
#vss365

The young man laughed nervously as he stood holding the flashlight, dodging flying clumps of dirt. The things one does for love…

“So,” he cleared his throat, “What kind of #science project is this anyway?”

His crush popped her head out of the freshly in-dug grave.

“What science project?”
#vss365

The customer stormed out of the fitting room, sleeves dangling and pant legs dragging.

“You said these suits were made-to-measure!” he shouted, turning red.

“Of course, sir,” the clerk bustled over to demonstrate the concealed ruler and scales. “You can #measure anything you want!”

#vss365

“You’re leaving? Just like that?” Jack scoffed, “What, did you join a cult?“

His wife dropped a stack of papers on the table before heading to the door. Photos of Jack and his mistress, pages of printed text messages…

“No cult,” she said, “But I do have some #literature to leave for you.”

#vss365

“You can’t do that!” Eliza hissed, “Breaking and entering is against the #law!”

Ari gave her a dashing grin as sparks flew from his fingertips. The lock clicked and the door swung open of its own accord.

“Ah, but we haven’t broken anything. So surely entering is permissible?”

#vss365

“We can’t take the bridge,” the bard protests, “The tollkeeper and I have a #history.”

The wizard rubbed his temples.

“Did you steal from a bridge troll?”

“Not exactly,” the bard replied, “But I am behind on child support.”

#vss365

“I have spent a lifetime studying the #geography of you,” the old man kissed his partner’s hand, “But I still get lost in your eyes.”

#vss365

Much lower barrier for entry, I’d say

Before exiting the hotel, the guest donned a pair of sunglasses, a baseball cap, and a black neck gaiter.

“Hiding your face huh?” The doorman joked. “Are you #famous or something?’

“No,” came the muffled reply, ”Wanted.”

#vss365

I almost got it confused with somnambulism, which would be a different type of job altogether 😂

Rhea’s frown deepened as she scanned the job application.

“Sleight of hand… funambulism… astral projection?!” She looked up in confusion. “The only requirement in the listing was a high school #education!”

The receptionist coolly raised an eyebrow.

“Your school didn't cover those?”

#vss365

The traveler lifted the imported statuette for closer inspection.

“Ah, sir,“ the shopkeeper rushed over, wringing her hands, “I think you might prefer our domesticated products.”

“You mean #domestic?” the adventurer frowned. He could hear a low growl, felt his sleeve grow damp.

“…No.”

#vss365

Days 29 to 31 #Witchtober

I missed uploading Number 19 🫣

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Just posted this story on my website: www.anvaughn.com/2025/09/03/q...

Redoing the cover art for my oldest game

Many pictures of eyes pasted onto a starry background. In the center is a window looking out onto a green field of people sunbathing. In front of the window among the floating eyes is a young woman in a bikini with her hands on her hips looking slightly distressed. Her eyes have been replaced with more stars.

Tried some collage in the sketchbook this week

So this is what I've been doing today. Do I mean making the drawing or the activities depicted? No one will ever know.