Ochre Idyls

Poems, Haiku/Tanka, Short Fictions

So, hap is an old word meaning chance, luck?

That's right.

And if you're happy, you're, like, actually lucky.

In a manner of speaking.

Well, I guess we're happy this adventure is about to begin.

Actually, no. This is our sentence, in lieu of prison time, and we could die.

  • Fiction
  • 50 words
  • < 1 min
  • July 04, 2025