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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers – The Museum Visit.

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

Image : Fandango As the tour group reached the end of their museum visit the guide stopped at the final exhibit. “This exhibit is from the early 21st Century and is an example of the primitive lifestyle of the time. … Continue reading →

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WRITESPIRATION #125 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 30 – Pie

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

Sacha’s #Writespiration prompt this week is Pie Mum made a tasty apple pie. She set it on the window ledge. The aromas were teasing. Every beast for miles came to investigate and claim the pie as their own. Mum sat … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Money is the root of all evil”

Posted on July 18, 2016 by

Greedy Girl fondled her new credit card, took another bite from her chocolate biscuit and thought if I shift this and delay that I can buy this. We can do without this and they can get that next week. I … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale Prompt July 10th 2015 a Dutch tale – The Lilies

Posted on July 11, 2015 by

This week’s Fairy Tale prompt is about “awareness” and “greed” Amanda McWood raised her eyes brows and uttered a low expletive under her breath. Her mother rolled her eyes and found herself worrying once again about her determined daughter. Amanda … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #102 “Hamartia” – Travis

Posted on April 12, 2015 by

Hamartia literally means tragic flaw. In stories this flaw often leads to the heroes downfall. We all have traits that complicate our lives, traits that put us in the line of oncoming traffic, traits that lock us into a futile … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #63 – Ben

Posted on March 11, 2015 by

Image: c.1900 Chicago. Rush Medical College lecture auditorium What disturbed Ben the most when he awoke was not the crowd standing around him but that he was, where he was. The night before his mother holding a rather large wad … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #36 – A Touch of the Grimm

Posted on November 29, 2014 by

‘You should be thankful for all you have,’ the mother said to her forlorn son. ‘You may not have the latest iPod nor an IPhone but you have food in your belly and a roof over your head.’ The boy … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – October 20th, 2014 – The Elusive X

Posted on October 21, 2014 by

This weeks opening sentence is: Do you remember that old saying, “X marks the spot?” It’s a definite thing isn’t it an X I mean. Well if you find it you can’t very well dispute the X can you? Two … Continue reading →

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Taleweaver’s Prompt #29 “Grimoire” – The Book of Distant Magic

Posted on October 10, 2014 by

It all ends next Tuesday. After thirty years it’s coming to a close. They said I needed to have everything in order, be prepared, it will happen over night. Thirty years of wealth and health ends on my fiftieth birthday. … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver’s Prompt #24 – Parabole – Kenny

Posted on September 4, 2014 by

I was an indulged child. Spoilt rotten you might say. When I was four my parents won the lottery. From then on we had everything that opened and shut and more. As the only child in my family I never … Continue reading →

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