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My Father and Other Liars
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Tag Archives: photo prompt
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Pup, This Time You’ve Really Messed It Up #writephoto #flashfiction
‘Did you read this, Banter?’ ‘That’s your private correspondence, Sir.’ ‘I know that. Did you read it?’ ‘As Sir knows, I only read Sir’s mail if it involves someone seeking money or is from an Aunt. This was neither of … Continue reading
Nursery Crimes #writephoto #flashfiction
‘This way, sarge. I’ve grabbed you an SOC suit.’ DS Jerome Kernel looked up at the sodden moor and down at his suede shoes. ‘Why is it always here?’ ‘Rural Yorkshire, sarge. Killers don’t tend to put bodies out for … Continue reading
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With The Going Out Of The Tide #writephoto #flashfiction
The old man stepped onto the rock, wobbling a little. The breeze tugged at his beard. He stretched his shoulders and breathed in deeply, taking a couple of uncertain steps forward. The water lapped at his feet ‘So what do … Continue reading
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Pearl Barley And The Conundrum Of The Missing Roof #flashfiction #writephoto
Pearl Barley, newly qualified exorcist checked the address. She looked at the mist shrouded house. Suitably isolated but not your usual spectral squat. She approached the tall man with the thousand mile sigh. ‘Mr…?’ ‘Trependium.’ ‘Right. Mr. Trenprin.. Tenpedr…’ ‘Call … Continue reading
Misty Mountain And The Bathroom Window #writephoto #flashfiction
Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt this week is People are easily fearful. Turn off the lights and hardwired anxieties bubble to the surface. We buy our children night lights while terrifying them about all the beasties and ghoulies that inhabit the … Continue reading
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Hills And Thrills #writephoto
Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt this week is The path to fitness is strewn with broken hopes and torn cartilage. Jogs, runs and marathons proliferate and the challenges become more extreme. Ultra marathons, iron man challenges, desert marathons, sequential marathons, across … Continue reading
Even When The Lights Are On, No One Is Home #writephoto
Another prompt from Sue Vincent’s #writephoto stable Magnetron the Magnificent (that’s what his webpage said, though the poster outside the theatre had been changed to the Marginalised, which, while true, hurt a lot) told himself to get a grip. He … Continue reading
Controlling The Controllables #writephoto
Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt this week is ‘Good morning, people and who do we have here?’ Janice shuffled nervously forward, avoiding the over large hailstones that obstructed her path. ‘Tsk,’ Rodney Carbuncle clapped his hands and a broombot scuttled across … Continue reading
A Rap In Time Saves Slime… #writephoto #flashfiction
Sue Vincent’s #writephoto this week is ‘Hallloooo. Can I help?’ ‘Oh Hi. I’m… Er, and you? You’re… Aren’t you a…? I was expecting…’ ‘Pod’s the name, Madam. Arthur Pod. Caretaker.’ ‘It’s Miss. And you look more like a sn…’ ‘Please … Continue reading
Sun Thief #writephoto
Sue Vincent’s latest #writephoto prompt is Crestfallen the Biddable goggled at his boss, Demotic the Unwise. ‘Are you sure, sir?’ ‘Do you really have to ask that question? Again,’ the terminally disappointed dictator forced himself to say. ‘I want it … Continue reading