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
Tag Archives: humour
Pugwash: The Next Phase #writephoto
This week’s prompt had me researching a childhood TV series and discovering some interesting information Post Pugwash: the next phase It has been suggested that the stories involving the crew of the Black Pig under the command of Captain Horatio … Continue reading
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Cornered #writephoto
This week’s prompt is ‘The light’s rubbish. He looks like celery.’ Pa Vinchy threw his paintbrush onto his palette and kicked the easel. ‘Bugger off!’ The easel hopped away, rubbing its left side, the canvas slipping to the floor. ‘What … Continue reading
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Secret Abuse #99wordstories
This week’s #carrotranch prompt is May 9, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about two who cankeep a secret. Is the secret between them or is one keeping a secret from the other. Who … Continue reading
Extraction Reaction #blogbattle
This month’s #blogbattle prompt is Extract Extraction Reaction ‘What do we have, today?’ Guy Nocollogist, dentist to the stars, pulled on his Dior rubbers and smeared the antiseptic wipe (Bug Death by Chanel) over his palms. ‘Oh you’ll love this … Continue reading
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Another Useless Sacrifice, Perkins? #writephoto
This week’s #writephoto prompt is Lou Tenant and May Jerr admired their handy work. Normally these doyens of the paperclip counting brigades would have eschewed hard work and anything that might generate a callous but in times of conflict heroes … Continue reading
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The Right To Protest #writephoto
Bit late this week, but this prompt led to this contemporary piece The Right To Protest ‘What do you think you’re doing sonny?’ Constable Jimmy Strength crouched down to the same height as the chicken. ‘You one of those road … Continue reading
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When You’re A Heel You’ll End Up in Hell #99wordstories
Another prompt from the Carrot Ranch May 1, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about high water. Hell can be involved, or not. Is high water a new drink? A crisis in nature or … Continue reading
Painting The Town Hall #99wordstories
This week’s prompt is April 24, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about the color of hope. Who is in need of hope and why? How can you use color to shape the story? … Continue reading
Good Intentions #writephoto
This week the prompt is It’s All Downhill From Here Wilbur Moron breathed out, sending the multiple rodents scattering as they inhaled the fetid miasma that was Wilbur’s exhalation. He waved the cab away and looked at the path ahead. … Continue reading
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Purely Cosmetic #99wordstories
This week’s carrot ranch prompt is April 17, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story of something/someone dark-eyed. What could be a dark-eyed situation? Or is it a dark-eyed beauty? A dark-eyed junco? Maybe it’s … Continue reading
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