The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: humour
Flaming Sambucas, Etc
This week, from the Carrot Ranch comes the following prompt: March 20, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about shots fired. Where is this story taking place? Is there urgency or surprise? Who is … Continue reading
Club Colours
This week’s prompt is ‘Vernon Vermillion? Vern..?’ Blanche Beige read from the clipboard. ‘Here.’ What appeared to be a sack stood from the seats and hurried forward. Blanche noted the bright red socks and shoes and nodded. ‘Colour counselling?’ A … Continue reading
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Living History
This week’s #99wordstories prompt is March 13, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a place where children once played. It can be a field, a playground, or any place that attracted children to … Continue reading
And So It Goes #99wordstories
This week’s prompt is March 6, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about Gloria. You can name a character that comes to you as Gloria or you can interpret the Laura Branigan song into … Continue reading
Painting The Sky #writephoto
This week’s #writephoto prompt (with due thanks to M Python) is Painting By Heavens ‘Mr Angelo?” ‘Please, call me Mike. And you are?’ ‘Ann Officious-Bastard.’ ‘Of course. How can I help?’ Mike looked over his shoulder at the gods, some … Continue reading
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Knowing One’s Onions #99wordstories #carrotranch
This week’s prompt is February 27, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a golden onion. Any golden onion. One planted or harvested. An onion chopped for a meal. How can you use an … Continue reading
Art For Art’s Sake #99wordstories
The prompt this week is February 20, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about what it means to be a literary artist. You can pull from your own experience, re-imagine the idea, or embody … Continue reading
The Dangers Of Listening In The Literal Male #writephoto.
This week’s prompt from #writephoto has me channelling some domesticity… ‘Rip? Did you know there’s a camel in the kitchen?’ Sandy Cove stood by the door and stared – goggled might better suit her expression – at the placid pachyderm … Continue reading
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Pots And Kettles #99wordstories #carrotranch
This week’s prompt is February 13, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a smear of jam. Is it across a slice of toast, a white shirt, or something unexpected? The jam could be … Continue reading
From The Ground Up #carrotranch #99wordstories
This week’s prompt from the Carrot Ranch is February 6, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story as a love letter to nature. You could reach back to more pastoral times of writing or enter … Continue reading
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