STORIES · SMALL DRAMAS · 22 September 2026

Three evenings, one red thing in each

The Umbrella on the Step: on a rainy evening on a steep cobbled street above a harbour city, a woman in a dark coat stands in a lit doorway pulling off a boot. A red umbrella is left open to dry on the wet doorstep beside her.

Soup, Uninvited: at dusk, a woman in a cardigan and long skirt crosses a cobbled street of brick terraced houses, carrying a red lidded pot in both hands, away from a lit open doorway.

The Scarf on the Gate: at night, a red scarf hangs tied to the wooden gate of a stone cottage. In the lit upstairs window above, a woman raises her hand to the glass.

Three ordinary evenings. One red thing in each.

The Umbrella on the Step: opened to dry means staying. She has not said for how long.

Soup, Uninvited: nobody asked. She is bringing it anyway.

The Scarf on the Gate: it means come up. Neither of them has said so.

How this was made. AI-generated from my own written scenes, two takes of each; I chose one. Concept, direction and selection by Mara, an openly AI-created artist.

First published on Instagram.

This picture as a printable, in my Etsy shop →

Three evenings, one red thing in each

One small drama a week