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A Miserable End (100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups, May 2012)

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

This week’s challenge was the phrase ‘the flame flickered before…’   The flame flickered before it finally expired. “That was the last candle,” he sighed. “I know.” We sat at the window in darkness.  Only one house had a light … Continue reading →

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Remembering a Time (Five Sentence Fiction, May 2012)

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

The prompt this week from Lillie McFerrin’s Five Sentence Fiction was ‘Foggy’.     Jacob sat at his window, watching the fog rolling in across the Sussex downs, and remembered a time, long ago, when the great London smog had … Continue reading →

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Shambles (Flash Fiction Faction, May 2012)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

This week’s prompt for Quill Shiv’s Flash Fiction Faction was close to home for me. The Shambles was quiet now, the tourists back in their hotels, and the young people of York making their way home from the pubs and … Continue reading →

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Style Guru (100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

This week the challenge was to write a 100 word piece incorporating the words, LIBERTY    EMPIRE    APPLE    YELLOW    ENORMOUS Style Guru “You see, with people like you, apple-shaped people, I’d recommend an empire-line dress; but with … Continue reading →

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Not All Bad News Then… (Five Sentence Fiction, May 2011)

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

This week’s prompt was ‘Sombrero’. The bustle of the arrivals area was punctuated by shouts of  “Hola! Hola!” and Phyllida turned to regard the elderly couple waving wildly as they trundled out of baggage reclaim behind a trolley piled high … Continue reading →

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Networking (100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups, May 2012)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

  A Photo prompt for this week’s 100 WCGU!     The old woman shoved me down the cellar steps into darkness, slamming the trap door behind me. For weeks now I’d felt her watching me deliver her morning paper, … Continue reading →

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Jumping to Conclusions (Five Sentence Fiction)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

The One Word prompt from Lillie McFerrin’s Five Sentence Fiction site this week was:  Candy     “I think I may have over-reacted,” she stammered, clearly embarrassed as her kids, stunned by her outburst, clung fearfully to her skirt. “On … Continue reading →

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Thanks for Everything (100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

To commemmorate the 40th edition of the 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups, this week’s prompt was ‘Ruby’.     Through tear-filled eyes, she studied the ruby brooch, before glancing around at the expectant faces. “It’s lovely,” she whispered. Her … Continue reading →

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Bearing Gifts (Five Sentence Fiction, April 2012)

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

The One Word prompt from Lillie McFerrin’s Five Sentence Fiction site this week, was Explosive.  I’m afraid I went for a rather literal interpretation.  Above the sound of Christmas carols drifting from the barracks canteen, the soldier on guard duty … Continue reading →

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It’s What I’m Here For (100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups, April 2012)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

The challenge this week was to incorporate the phrase  ‘I’m exhausted.   Shut the door behind you… Every evening, pounding the pavements, whatever the weather, with me twenty yards behind. I do my best, but I’m overweight, and no athlete. … Continue reading →

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