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

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

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

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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Sandcastles by Lily Lawson

April 3, 2024 cheryl

Having long been a fan of Lily Lawson’s poetry (both for adults and kids), I was thrilled to discover she…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: Fantasy, flash fiction, romance, short stories, women's fiction

Love you a Latte R S Jonesee

April 2, 2024 cheryl

R S Jonesee is a prolific author of popular romcoms, and this most recent tale set in the idyllic rural…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: books, clean and wholesome romance, new release books, romance, rural romance, sweet r, sweet romance, women's fiction, writing

At last the dustbin man arrived

April 1, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

The hot weather made it worse. The stench oozed through the old sheets which swaddled the bulky, oddly shaped packages,…

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Open your hand

March 30, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

Open your hand is one of two parts of today’s prompt, taken from Sylvia Plath’s works.The other is And dissolve…

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