Category: #short story
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Happy Halloween Everybody…
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It was my turn to tell a Halloween story as we sat around the campfire The stories before mine had been tame and most were ready to call it a night I picked up my knitting and smiled Thinking of my story and how boredom would be the least of their worries With each row…
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Good News and Bad News…
I really wanted to do a Six on Saturday post today, but short of going for a walk to see if I could find something to photograph, I don’t have anything. There have been other developments this week, however. I have good news and bad news. I have been putting off cutting the grass as…
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The Determination of a Purple Pansy…
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At the risk of being a boring old fart, I am still going on about the struggle it takes to do anything different these days. Except for writing, of course. Luckily, creating characters in unusual and interesting situations works better than ever. Something I am incredibly grateful for. More time to do this would be…
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A Weird Week… Thursday…
I thought Thursday would be the most ordinary day of the week. Just shows what I know. My left foot has been very painful, and I have been determined to find out why. I run around a lot with no shoes on, indoors and in the garden. I am constantly bumping my feet, and this…
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Carrot Ranch ~ Story Challenge ~ Spiders
September 12, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about the insect nation. You can focus on a particular insect or all insects. Is your story one of acceptance and understanding? Scientific knowledge? Or apocalyptic horror? Get bugged and go where the prompt leads! Seeing as how we have suddenly…
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#WRITEPHOTO – Egg
photo courtesy of KL Caley He could hear the sound of water echoing through the walls of his shell. He remembered other sounds but couldn’t hear them now. The soft, muffled movements of his siblings faded away, and his world grew cold. Pecking at the wall of his shell, Was it time to escape? Try…
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Butter Wouldn’t Melt…
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Do you remember that adorable ball of fluff that arrived at our house just before Christmas? The marmalade and white kitten that we called Milo? How vulnerable and affectionate he was, and I remember thinking he could possibly step into the late Merlin’s much-loved shoes. Fast forward three months and Milo has grown so much.…
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Serenity… #The SundayWhirl ~ Wordle 595
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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Serenity I see her face, familiar yet unknown to me. Her voice, a whisper, gentle sighs I stand on a timeless place, I feel my mind quiver. leaping over new thoughts The killing fields far behind me I see a halo above each fallen soul A twig from the Judas tree caught…
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A Game of Two Halves… #Poetry ~ MINDLOVEMISERY ~ Wordle #312
Image by Sergei Tokmakov, Esq. https://Terms.Law from Pixabay A Game of Two Halves I sit in court looking at my hands. Listening to the racket made by the official law giver. Passing judgement on love a game of two halves There is more than a single string to the heart Love goes where it is most needed He…