#short story – Page 3 – Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Image by sara graves from Pixabay I liked the look of the ring, it had diamonds around the edge and a large amethyst in the centre. Ten pounds, a bargain, I thought. I decided to pay quickly and look closer when I got home. The toothless smile from the vendor sent shivers down my back, the look in…

Looking in the Mirror… #The Sunday Whirl #Poetry

Feb 17, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Image by Marat Mukhambetaliev from Pixabay Looking in the Mirror… This morning I realised I say sorry far too much. It’s time to change, take time for me. Find something to be proud of I owned that thought for the rest of the day. Nothing else mattered First my job, my clothes Here I am, a whole new…

Menagerie: A Collection of Thirteen Mystery, Suspense, and Contemporary Short Stories #Review @JoanHallWrites

Feb 16, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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King’s. The Tower of London. Glass. What do these have in common? Each is a famous menagerie. While this Menagerie doesn’t focus on exotic animals, it does contain a collection of stories that explore various trials people face and how their reactions shape their worlds. Survivors of a haunted bridge. Women who wait while their husbands fight…

Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie… Wordle #309

Feb 16, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Last night a medieval knight rode through my dream A noble face, yet weary from the fight Had I kissed a frog in his watery pond? Have I found my forever man? Do I trust my judgement, strike while the iron is hot? Take a chance that joy is not fleeting. Keep the rosebuds until…

Unbreakable… #AcrosticPoetry

Feb 15, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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The Unexplained… #acrostic poetry

Feb 13, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay The Unexplained Under lock and key Nothing stays hidden. Every mind needs to explore. X marks the spot Placing one foot in front of the other Looking for the end of the rainbow After thinking for a while Instinct kicks in, the race is on Notes taken, never looking back. Every thought…

Carrot Ranch Literary Community: February 6: Story Challenge in 99-words #99WordStories

Feb 9, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Image by Silvia from Pixabay February 6, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story as a love letter to nature. You could reach back to more pastoral times of writing or enter into the future. Who is writing the letter — an ant or an aunt? Is it a lifetime of love or…

Reflections… #Poetry

Feb 8, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay Am I that man, looking back from the mirror? The one that follows me in every shop window. The one in the puddle looking up at me. I step into puddle, breaking the image. I didn’t feel it. Will it change anything? Walking along the pavement passing a…

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