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Tag: Fantasy

A Night in the Lonesome October Roger Zelazny

June 11, 2024 cheryl

My husband is a long time avid Sci Fi fan and we have quite a collection on the bookshelves accumulated…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: book reviews, Fantasy, magic, magical realism, science fiction, SFF

The raven

May 13, 2024 cheryl 5 Comments

St Kevin knew a thing or two about ravens. His prophetic doom saying, preached up and down the land, earned…

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

An interview with a fictional character – Alice

May 1, 2024 cheryl 6 Comments

”Thank you for being here today, Miss Alice. Our readers will be delighted to hear from you given so many…

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And then I woke up here

April 8, 2024 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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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

She gasped with delight

March 23, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

And we are at the end! Longish today but all wrapped up. Sophie swung about, heart thumping. An enormous green…

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By the end she was smiling

March 20, 2024 cheryl 3 Comments

Sorry … it was getting too long to wrap up, and too easy for our adventurers, so I’ve thrown them…

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It did not go away

March 18, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

This story – it did not go away! This might or might not be the penultimate episode … if only…

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Is it my imagination?

March 16, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

And on we go … is it my imagination or is this going on a bit longer than perhaps it…

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Your life is not unworthy

March 13, 2024 cheryl 3 Comments

Back in the Planning Office … Beefy planning man glowered at his former docile assistant. ‘You’re unworthy to work in…

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