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Hatched Or Dispatched? #blogbattle #writephoto

Posted on Jul 2, 2022 by TanGental

The house was derelict. The garden was a mess. No one remembered anyone living there. If anyone had checked with the Land Registry they would have been surprised that there was no registered owner. More to the point there was … Continue reading →

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Lifting The Lid On Cartoon Injuries #blogbattle

Posted on Jun 7, 2022 by TanGental

Each month there is a #blogbattle prompt. This month it’s Scar. I came up with this (don’t judge) Jerome Pabulum considered his life. That done and no conclusions having been reached, he pushed open the door and entered Ink In … Continue reading →

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Deceptive Perfection #blogbattle

Posted on May 19, 2022 by TanGental

This month’s #blogbattle is ‘pastoral’. To many, the scene was idyllic, a pastoral splendour redolent of Ye Olde England, the Darling Buds of May and a simpler, more honest time. To Evan Elpus is was the epitome of dull. No … Continue reading →

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A Truth Universally Acknowledged

Posted on Apr 6, 2022 by TanGental

This month’s #blogbattle prompt is the word ‘Tender’. I’ve based this on a short story I wrote a while ago, though it’s quite different ‘So, have you managed to clean the tender?’ ‘Er, no, chief. He’s still sitting on it.’ … Continue reading →

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ParkLife #blogbattle

Posted on Jan 16, 2022 by TanGental

This months #blogbattle is to be inspired by the word park. Here’s my attempt… In her seventeen years on the planet, Stella Progress hadn’t lived up to her name. She middled at school and muddled at home. Friendships tended to … Continue reading →

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Magical Merger #blogbattle

Posted on Dec 9, 2021 by TanGental

This month’s #blogbattle is ‘Merge’ somehow it prompted this nonsense…. ‘Can I bring this meeting to order, please?’ Arthur Moment, Lord Chamberlain of Fairyland tapped his monocle on his crystal goblet. It had no effect what so ever. ‘Shut up, … Continue reading →

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A Sense Of Calm #blogbattle

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 by TanGental

This month’s #blogbattle prompt is the word ‘hypnotic’ and this is where it led Pug Contrarian tried to maintain his calm but picking a pumpkin to carve was proving to be something of a splinter as he slid down the … Continue reading →

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The Genesis Of An Epic #blogbattle #storyideas

Posted on Sep 7, 2021 by TanGental

This month’s #blogbattle prompt is ‘precious’ and if you want a go, here’s the link. Gollum Prendegast stared out towards the less than Misty Mountains and yawned. The sun beat down on Middle Earth, creating a dusty haze. Boring. Even … Continue reading →

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The Tribute #humour #blogbattle

Posted on Aug 13, 2021 by TanGental

This month’s #blogbattle prompt is ‘Tribute’ Torpid Whirlpool sucked the top of his pencil and not for the first time wondered which twisted capricious deity had decided he was the person to craft a suitable tribute to Gideon Numbthighs, the … Continue reading →

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Never Doubt A Myth #blogbattle #shortfiction

Posted on Jul 6, 2021 by TanGental

This month’s #blogbattle prompt is ‘myth’ which you can find here. Gideon Parchment eyed the newcomer warily. He disliked Wednesdays and this was a particularly friable example of his midweek malaise. And now this, another smarty-pants, he thought. Still, the … Continue reading →

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