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Category: Writing prompts

He woke to the sound of carol singing

December 18, 2023 cheryl 5 Comments

He woke to the sound of carol singing outside his window. His eyes were sticky, his throat dry, his head…

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

Woman in green coat picture prompt

December 16, 2023 cheryl 6 Comments

Holly loved this time of year. Now, anyway. As a child growing up in the war, Christmas held little joy…

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Blue house picture prompt

December 13, 2023 cheryl

Marie woke too early Christmas morning. A faint noise, like the shuffle of soft boots, floated up the dark stairs.Could…

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Will begins the ritual, it was scripted at the back of the book

December 11, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Jenny has never been to a murder mystery weekend, so has no idea what to expect. She and Will have…

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Her voice echoed around the stacks with no reply

December 6, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Judy hadn’t deliberately become locked in the library. She’d told her colleague, Moira, goodbye, and had left an hour earlier.…

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Out of the corner of my eye I saw a flash.…

December 4, 2023 cheryl

The woods were quiet that morning, the way I like them. A dull day with a fine drizzle of rain…

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He read at a pirate party

November 29, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Long John Silver took a fancy to him when the pirates raided the ship en route to the new plantations…

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Tower Bridge and the sea picture prompt

November 27, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

The change had been gradual. Heat building, day by day, month by month. The scorched earth cracked, swallowing London one,…

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The kid was in trouble

November 25, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Addie spotted him in the supermarket queue, pretending he wasn’t with the woman who must be his mother going by…

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As soon as the ship had sailed…

November 20, 2023 cheryl 5 Comments

As soon as the ship had sailed… Mara danced a little (sailor’s) jig of joy on the balcony overlooking the…

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