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The yellow-lensed glasses

April 24, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

The yellow-lensed glasses lifted her mood. In the dank, dark days of January they were her life-saving ‘go to’. First…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, women's fiction, writing, writing prompts

Blood thumps in her ears

April 22, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

The storm drives rain against the window, turns to hail cracking against the glass, elbowing its noisy rudeness into her…

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Skeleton Smoke Useless

April 17, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

The dragon came at dusk. We watched from the deck, sails hanging limp in the breezeless tropics, escape useless. The…

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Flash fiction handy hints

April 16, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

Today I visited a local secondary school to talk to their Year 11s (16-year-olds) about flash fiction handy hints. For…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: editing, flash fiction, resist the urge to explain, short stories, writing, writing characters, writing craft

Fish Suppress Cool

April 13, 2024 cheryl 5 Comments

‘Fish again?’ The child turned his nose up, disgust writ large on his fat-cheeked face. Maree dolloped a small serving…

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‘What do we do now?’

April 10, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

‘What do we do now?’ Robert’s voice was edgy, angry. The little boat floated further out on the rising waves.…

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Extract from The Past can Wait

April 8, 2024 cheryl

To tempt your appetites! THERE’S TOO MUCH TIME TO think on a train, and then a bus. Normally, Arthur takes…

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Posted in: For the readers among us Filed under: 1950s, Australia, Australia 20th centu, historical fiction, historicalromance, romance, women's fiction

And then I woke up here

cheryl 3 Comments

Sunshine, at last. Winter was finally retreating, creeping its way southward to fill the antipodeans’ lives with chill and wet.…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, Fantasy, flash fiction, short stories, women's fiction, writing, writing prompts

The poet was having a bad day

April 6, 2024 cheryl 3 Comments

The poet was having a bad day, and a worse night. He couldn’t find a word, an image, a rhyme…

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I’ve never met Laura but I already know I don’t like her

April 4, 2024 cheryl 3 Comments

He’s full of her, his new work colleague. Laura this, Laura that. She’s so clever, sees through management’s stupid demands,…

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