Category Archives: Writing

100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week # 88

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Julia acknowledges that we may take the ‘left field’ with her prompt this week so I saw this as a double edged challenge. Join in at http://jfb57.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week88/ From the Balcony Parting is such sweet sorrow. Must I utter those words … Continue reading →

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A Book Review, How It Happened by Shazaf Fatima Haider

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

How It Happened is the debut novel by Shazaf Fatima Haider, a brilliant young woman who lives in Karachi, Pakistan where her story is set. Our narrator, 16 year old Saleha relates the tales of her brother Haroon and sister … Continue reading →

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Housekeeping

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

We have new housekeepers, that’s the name for the army of people who keep our offices clean these days. Often, they are invisible, in at the crack of dawn, in charge of vacuum cleaners, dusters and bleach and gone before … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups week# 86

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

….. the queue was so long ….. You have another 100 words to add, will you join in this week? Visit Julia at http://jfb57.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week86/ for more info. Soup Kitchen ‘See that tall spire?’ said the woman, who wore layers of scruffy … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week# 81

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Julia says . . . ‘I don’t know about you but things seem very odd in the meteorological system! The weather is not behaving as it should anywhere in the world. Cue for the prompt: …the unseasonal weather meant …’ … Continue reading →

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Good For Me

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

As a small child I remember certain things that were supposed to be ‘good for me’. Back then I wondered if it was only me that these things were good for, I don’t remember any other children I knew that … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week# 75

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Julia gave us this image of the Grand Canyon for the prompt this week and I’m very late! But anyway this  is my 103 words. On Time So this is it. February 4th 2013 and I’m early, ever cautious. I was … Continue reading →

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January Small Stone# Thirty

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

I’ve just watched a local TV program, a mix of magazine and news. One of tonights offerings was the story of a young man, just seventeen who had a major stroke. He now has ‘locked in’ syndrome, and his parents … Continue reading →

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January Small Stone# Twenty Eight

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

My Mojo packed its bags in November and hasn’t been seen since. No-one knows where it went, why it went or what it got up to when it was away. I was quite worried about it at first and considered … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week# 73

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

I’ve missed the challenge for a few weeks but hope to get back to regular entries. This week Julia’s prompt is ‘the notes from the piano‘ and here is my attempt. Gap Year They picked up the notes from the … Continue reading →

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