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Wicked (Five Sentence Fiction Prompt)

“Wicked!”, cried Rachel in amazement, examining the perfection that was her newly born god-son as Annabel lay, pale and exhausted in her hospital bed. “He seemed determined to be late,” said Annabel weakly, yet proudly, “they were just getting ready … Continue reading

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She Who Can Do No Wrong, (Postcard Shorts, February 2012)

She can do no wrong.  She tells us she was ‘headhunted’, and is being ‘fast-tracked’ through the company. There’s a ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ then, we think.  In meetings she holds the floor, and people listen to … Continue reading

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Afterwards (Friday Fictioneers)

We drive in silence, the atmosphere between us charged with emotions that neither of us dare liberate.  From time to time I catch a glimpse of his face in the oncoming headlights.  Apprehensive, tired, relieved, but unburdened. That nebulous figure … Continue reading

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One Good Turn … (Postcard Shorts, January 2012)

Sunlight pierces the shifting branches bordering the clearing, forming shimmering pin-pricks of gold on her sleek brown fur. Yellow eyes fixed on the child, as she inhales his scent, her soft leather-like nose twitches gently. The boy jolts suddenly from … Continue reading

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