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There is life here

November 17, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

An extract from The Herbalist’s Daughters, the standalone sequel to River Witch. Read about both books here. A familiar elm…

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The longest sentence you can where …

November 1, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

The longest sentence you can where every word starts with the same letter. The last of the writing prompts from…

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Ten compulsory words

October 30, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

Written on the fly as the words highlighted in bold caps were read out every ten seconds. A lot of…

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The dining room was empty

October 23, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

Today’s short extract is from The Herbalist’s Daughters – read more about that here The dining room is empty at…

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You don’t mind do you?

October 16, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

You don’t mind do you is a bit of nonsense in response to a prompt from a creative writing workshop.…

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SecureYou called but she wasn’t there

October 9, 2024 cheryl 1 Comment

SecureYou called but she wasn’t there. Alice made sure of that. She’d heard whispers that if they had your telephone…

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Marcie thought it over

October 6, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

It had been years, perhaps shifting into decades, since John and Marcie had treated themselves. Always excuses, Marcie remembered. No…

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The night is dark as the inside of a whale’s belly

October 4, 2024 cheryl 3 Comments

The night is dark as the inside of a whale’s belly is a writing prompt taken from my 2023 short…

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Jack keeps swimming

October 2, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

Jack keeps swimming is a writing prompt taken from my 2023 short story collection Who can believe in witches? They…

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Dotty cried all the way

September 29, 2024 cheryl 1 Comment

Dotty cried all the way is a writing prompt taken from the short story No Hodding, in my 2023 collection,…

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