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The Bookbinder of Jericho Pip Williams

July 1, 2024 cheryl

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams is my book of the month for June 2024. What a joy! Polished…

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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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Christmas with Keepers

December 12, 2023 cheryl

A short scene from Keepers Grandma took charge of Christmas.In her airless dining room they squeezed elbow to elbow around…

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We stepped out into the winter morning

August 21, 2023 cheryl 1 Comment

The first of his week’s writing prompts is taken from Laurie Lee’s Cider with Rosie. We had woken to the…

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She looked like a fairy

May 30, 2023 cheryl

Welcome back to the daily prompts. The second for this week. She looked like a fairy Anna was turning six…

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May 4, 2023 cheryl

Welcome back to the daily prompts. The third for this week. Heart, lock and key: Picture prompt The heart-shaped stone…

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Wild garlic & cheddar scones

April 14, 2023 cheryl

Wild garlic & cheddar scones are a seasonal family favourite. I love to make these in the spring when the…

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The Heart’s Invisible Furies – John Boyne

April 13, 2023 cheryl

Catherine Goggin is 16 years old, pregnant, and lives in a small Irish village in 1945. In a vicious display…

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The Heart’s Invisible Furies

April 6, 2023 cheryl

One man’s quest to make peace with his ‘unnatural’ desires Catherine Goggin is 16 years old, pregnant, and lives in…

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Where did Jamie go? final bit!

January 31, 2023 cheryl

Today’s writing prompt and my response. A picture prompt today – it’s there in the story ‘This is who we…

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