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Tag: women's fiction

She was hungry

May 15, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

She was hungry – is today’s writing prompt. Interpret widely … love to see what you come up with. Here’s…

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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

Tea cup and saucer picture prompt

May 4, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

The garden beds were a tangled mess of weeds with what might have been once planted there struggling through years…

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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

A figure from childhood memory

April 29, 2024 cheryl 6 Comments

From workshop writing prompt, and a true story. My memory is vivid after more than 65 years. A large woman,…

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

She watched as he ran his fingers along the blade

April 27, 2024 cheryl 1 Comment

It had been his idea to move to the country. ‘Fresh air,’ he said. ‘Good for the kids.’ She’d resisted…

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The yellow-lensed glasses

April 24, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

The yellow-lensed glasses lifted her mood. In the dank, dark days of January they were her life-saving ‘go to’. First…

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‘What do we do now?’

April 10, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

‘What do we do now?’ Robert’s voice was edgy, angry. The little boat floated further out on the rising waves.…

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

Extract from The Past can Wait

April 8, 2024 cheryl

To tempt your appetites! THERE’S TOO MUCH TIME TO think on a train, and then a bus. Normally, Arthur takes…

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Posted in: For the readers among us Filed under: 1950s, Australia, Australia 20th centu, historical fiction, historicalromance, romance, women's fiction

And then I woke up here

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

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

Love you a Latte R S Jonesee

April 2, 2024 cheryl

R S Jonesee is a prolific author of popular romcoms, and this most recent tale set in the idyllic rural…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: books, clean and wholesome romance, new release books, romance, rural romance, sweet r, sweet romance, women's fiction, writing

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