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Tag: flash fiction

‘You can’t imagine what it’s like after 33 years.’

October 18, 2023 cheryl 5 Comments

Writing prompt courtesy of William Boyd’s The Blue Afternoon, my current read. ‘Mum, are you awake?’ The voice threaded its…

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I could sense his excitement …

October 16, 2023 cheryl 4 Comments

… and his impatience brewing in the air around us. Writing prompt courtesy of William Boyd’s The Blue Afternoon, my…

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Slowly I approached the table

October 4, 2023 cheryl 6 Comments

Writing prompts this week courtesy of Kelley McNeil’s A Day Like This, my current read. It was meant to be…

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‘I’d imagined something very different for my life.’

October 2, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Writing prompts this week courtesy of Kelley McNeil’s A Day Like This, my current read. He looked at me across…

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The folders bulge with unanswered letters

September 30, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

Writing prompts this week courtesy of Katie Ward’s Girl Reading. Nancy remembered crossing the road to the newsagent. She was…

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She listens. Blood thuds in her ears.

September 28, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Writing prompts this week courtesy of Katie Ward’s Girl Reading. The storm came quickly, wind battering rain against glass to…

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Angela takes a moment to weigh these words

September 25, 2023 cheryl 4 Comments

Prompts this week from Girl Reading by Katie Ward, randomly picked from the bookcase. This story is vaguely a continuation…

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Woman laughing: picture prompt

September 23, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

The last of the picture prompts this week. Enjoy playing with this one. Bright colours, she’d said. Which had puzzled…

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Asian taxi in autumn forest: picture prompt

September 20, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

Continuing with picture prompts this week, and another short one. Have a little fun with this contrasting image. She had…

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Girls in the rain: picture prompt

September 18, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Picture prompts this week and it’s nice to be back. Keeping it short and sweet for today, but getting the…

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