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The Mildly Haunted Possum
Random inspiration: mildly haunted possum
AI-generated painting and story
The story
The possum had been haunting the attic for three weeks, not with moans or cold spots, but by quietly rearranging the teacups and leaving biscuit crumbs in alphabetical order. The homeowner, a retired librarian, had stopped trying to shoo it away and instead began leaving out chamomile tea and digestives. Tonight, the possum paused mid-bite, blinked slowly, and seemed to consider whether the crumbs formed a haiku. It decided they did not, and sighed — a sound like dry leaves in a sock.
The brief
A small grey possum with faintly glowing eyes sits upright on a worn wooden floor in a dimly lit attic, one paw resting on a dusty porcelain teacup, the other holding a half-eaten biscuit, shadows pooling in the corners under a single bare bulb casting a sickly yellow glow.
The painting and the story were written from this same scene, so the two describe one moment.
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