Tag Archives: #writephoto

For Love #writephoto

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 by TanGental

Professor Herman Lollop shut his eyes. The chair of the Institute had a voice that others would spend a fortune to convert into a sleep treatment, he decided. He put a finger on his ear. At least it looked like … Continue reading →

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Grit And The Irony Of Brian #writephoto #shirtfiction

Posted on Jul 31, 2020 by TanGental

Grit McNoniface was a lowland troll. Unlike their better known highland cousins, lowland trolls were smooth skinned, hardworking and small. Indeed, they were so unlike the stereotypical image of a troll, that they were often mistaken for a pixie or … Continue reading →

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The Short History Of Superheroes

Posted on Jul 10, 2020 by TanGental

The Shadow ran a finger round his T shirt (black, naturally). The dot in the distance began to change into the shape of a woman labouring up the slope. A woman pulling what appeared to be a large suitcase. The … Continue reading →

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Bouncing On The Heather #writephoto #bots #moths

Posted on Jul 3, 2020 by TanGental

This is a story based a true story. You only need to know that some British moths attract their mates by releasing strong pheromones on the wind. The males can travel large distances when they experience the scent in order … Continue reading →

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The Last Water #writephoto #poem #sonnet #climatechange

Posted on Jun 26, 2020 by TanGental

Cold Jack, content and job well done, creeps home, Allowing Spring her turn to warm the earth. Crocus tongues push out through softening loam As glass-eyed shepherds watch their flock give birth. We, unplucked youth, prime cocked with urgent sap, … Continue reading →

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Holes In The Sky #writephoto

Posted on Jun 20, 2020 by TanGental

It was assumed Patience Humble took pride in her art. As the only sky carver in business, she had worked with some of the grandest event organisers providing a unique back drop to whatever extravaganza was being designed. Every rock … Continue reading →

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If All Else Fails, Grow It Out #writephoto

Posted on Jun 13, 2020 by TanGental

Sonia Rapunzel had spent her whole life trying to deal with her many times great grandmother’s hair-based escapology exploits and found a purpose for her life that would pay proper homage to her family’s peculiar heritage. As a small girl … Continue reading →

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Purgatory Rocks #writephoto #creativewriting

Posted on Jun 6, 2020 by TanGental

‘Is that it?’ Hortense de Vitriole stopped and pressed her hands into her hips. She hoped to create the illusion of contempt, but, in truth it was to try and defy the double stitch that climbing to the escarpment had … Continue reading →

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Fractures And Fissures #writephoto

Posted on May 31, 2020 by TanGental

I thought I’d have another go at Sue’s latest #writephoto prompt Herbert Petticoat was a man who had found his niche both literally and metaphorically. As the senior geological archivist (northern section) of the Geological Survey, his office was a … Continue reading →

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Hebridean Love Rivals #writephoto #poem #sonnet

Posted on May 30, 2020 by TanGental

The latest #writephoto prompt brought back a holiday in the Hebrides and especially Lewis and Harris. Lewis and Harris, two rivals in loveFor the heart of the Hebridean QueenDeclared, in their ways, ‘I’m willing’ ‘I’m keen’‘The heights… – ‘The depths… … Continue reading →

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