Category: flash fiction
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MLMM Wordle #259 ~ Remember My Name ~ #Poetry
Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Remember My Name Muliebrity fled my nature long ago When I became a mother I no longer heard my name spoken I became mum, or darling from my husband I became a new entity But some would say motherhood Is a part of it I didn’t take to feeling different I pushed myself…
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The Sunday Whirl ~ Wordle 520 ~ #MyFamily ~ #Poetry
Good morning and a happy Tuesday to you all! Today we are posting one of our favourite writing prompts, The Sunday Whirl’s Wordle… The chosen words always manage to conjure up different worlds and emotions. So much so, we have been thinking of creating writing prompts for your delectation! What do you think? My Family…
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Eugi’s Weekly Prompt ~ Connector ~ #Poetry
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Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Connector – Sept. 23, 2021 A large moon overshadows the lighthouse The iron bridge stands testimony to time Ghosts linger, waiting for the day Someone finds their story Hidden in the lighthouse They pray for the day it is found and put into print This they believe will free their souls I…
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#Writephoto ~ Money ~ #Poetry
Money, money do we ever have enough? I hear the screams, NO! Even oligarchs want more There is never enough The person who saved this money Carefully in little trays Likes to take them out and look at them Thinking himself rich He is the lucky one, content with his hoard Would that we all…
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#Flash Fiction Challenge for Carrot Ranch Literary Community
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September 23, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about an author’s chair. It can belong to any author. Where is it located and why? Does it have special meaning? Go where the prompt leads! My authors chair is in a pub called The Drum. It has a blue plaque…
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#MLMM Wordle #258 #Poetry
Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie I am of a mind that some people accrue poverty as others do riches I confine my attention to the fox scavenging for food Looking for a daily meal My mood drops far down into the earth Among the tree roots in pools of dark water Recent events have left me living in…
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#Writephoto ~ Folly ~ #Poetry
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#WRITEPHOTO – FOLLY For visually challenged writers, the image shows an almost symmetrical brick folly with gothic style arched doorways at either side. Roaming spirits are grateful For the foolish notions of the living If it were not so, they would have Nowhere to rest, to live for a while Those wonderful structures With their…
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MLMM Photo Challenge #382 ~ #Poetry
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Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie If life had been kindThat’s what I could beLarge and freeAs it is, I sit here watchingmy dreams go up in smokeI could have been an eagleTry caging me thenNow I wait for the cordthat binds us to snapLetting loose my true self… © Anita Dawes 2021
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MLMM Wordle #257 ~ #Poetry
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Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie The cicatrix stuck out like a sore thumbWhat a pity the tree didn’t haveproprioception, allowing it to move out of the way.Strange thoughts going through my mindAs I walked through the woods.I have no need to leave crumbs to find my way backThe last time I was here, a strange luminous lightdrove me…