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Serenade Adventure Meadow: use these three words 

July 1, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

I fell across this glorious image on Pixabay (where I get all my images from) and had to use it.…

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

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

June 30, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

With thanks to Dean Writers member Carol Sheppard for the prompt. He’s full of her, his new work colleague. Lauren…

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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

Flag Louring Yesterday: use these three words

June 28, 2023 cheryl 1 Comment

We buried him yesterday under a louring sky, the vicar saying the service over his coffin as we lowered him…

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The boy squinted at the house

June 26, 2023 cheryl 4 Comments

The boy squinted at the house. Tall, built of weathered stone with ancient stone windows filled with puckered glass. Four…

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Sand castle in giant hand: pic prompt

June 24, 2023 cheryl 1 Comment

The sand castle took him all day to build. Other kids splashed in the shallows, dived beneath the waves, dug…

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It might be for the best

June 23, 2023 cheryl 1 Comment

‘I hate that saying.’ Maddie crossed her arms and glared at her mother. ‘It might be for the best,’ she…

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Lazy Alone Different: use these three words

June 22, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

Freddy hated being different. It was bad enough having the only white skin among them all – skin which actually…

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She wishes she had waited

June 21, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

‘A new future,’ he told her. ‘Together forever.’ He laid a gentle hand on her stomach. ‘The three of us.’…

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London road picture prompt

June 20, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

A rainy London day and the taxis are busy, not one to spare for him. He doesn’t care. The weather…

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I sit on a window ledge …

June 15, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

I sit on a window ledge, high up in the tower. Behind me is the room I’m to spend the…

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

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