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Tag: Fantasy

He turned his back on her

March 10, 2024 cheryl 3 Comments

When Sophie arrived at the castle, her cousin Janet greeted her. Naturally, Sophie is very curious about what’s going on.…

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But now she tired of the drama

March 4, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

We’re back to Sophie, who has been fetched by Dragon, and agreed to go when told by Fairy this was…

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She stared at the moonlit ceiling

March 2, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

More Janet and dragons, forests and planners … I might one day go back and pull them together into a…

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Woman in blue raincoat picture prompt

February 24, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

Woman in blue raincoat is a new twist on Janet. I didn’t mean to go there, it just happened. As…

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She couldn’t remember things

February 21, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

Continuing Janet still … I think there’s more to come, although it has rather deteriorated into a bit of nonsense!…

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‘What are you doing here?’

February 19, 2024 cheryl

Continuing Janet … and wondering how far this will go. In the district council planning office, two men stood over…

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They exchanged that glance that mingles hope and fear

February 14, 2024 cheryl

Continuing Janet … I promised Daisy, and here’s a little more. Janet needed to digest the news her parents told…

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Photographer in the snow picture prompt

January 17, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

Ella loved the park in all seasons. Two miles from home, she had found a more interesting way to reach…

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He looked surprised and said …

January 13, 2024 cheryl 6 Comments

The last instalment of Janet’s story. You can start here to read from the beginning. Janet held her sword before…

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I hope you don’t think that’s too vain

January 10, 2024 cheryl 3 Comments

Continuing last week’s stories which you can find here (Monday), here (Wed) here (Saturday) and part four here. I thought…

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