Tag Archives: creative writing

January Small Stone# Seven

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

I’ve been preoccupied with writing an assignment for my creative writing course for a while. It’s been a tough one and I have been getting increasingly tense for the last week as the deadline crept closer. When I started this … Continue reading →

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CPW’s Picture prompt

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Last week I went for a lunchtime walk with Crazy Polish Woman who complained that my blog is full of photos and not much writing these days. I explained that I have to keep my best writing for the course I’m … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week# 59

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Julia has chosen this picture for her challenge this week. A photo I have seen before and wondered, whatever would make someone walk to the edge, never mind sit there? How would you get back up again? So I think it … Continue reading →

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We Go Out After Dark

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

I’m finally having a go at Maggie Elizabeth’ prompt, this week she said it could be  a photo, art, writing or a song.  So I’m using a photo you may have seen before  and have just scrawled this to go with it. … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers: Twin Shells

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Madison’s 100 word flash fiction challenge this week is this lovely shell photo, which she credits to Susan Wenzel. This is my entry. Shells Divided  Ibiza 2002, they met at a club of course, it had a huge scene back then. … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge For Grown Ups Week# 52

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

Julia seems to think that the challenge she has set this week is easy, maybe you would like to try it out, it certainly wasn’t easy for me. I couldn’t find words to go before together the flames and I think i … Continue reading →

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Five Things They Don’t tell You about Getting Older

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

When you’re young, skirts and trousers with elasticated waistbands are just ‘old lady clothes’ and you take it for granted that they need the comfort, while knowing that it will never happen to you. Wrong. Elasticated waistbands are manufacturer’s way … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Madison has posted a challenging photo prompt this week and this is my contribution. If you would like to visit her to read the other entries go to http://madison-woods.com/photo-prompt-for-the-fridayfictioneers-5/ Running Water ‘There you go my dear, now all you have … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week# 51

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

We have one hundred words plus these  four the line was drawn … for Julia’s challenge over at  http://jfb57.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week51/  why not give it a go? The prompt is announced every Monday. Here is my attempt for the week, it seems to have … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers: Grapevine

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

I’ve missed Madison’s 100 word Friday photo prompt                                      http://madison-woods.com/2012/07/18/ for a couple of weeks but this time I’ve made it. This maybe a … Continue reading →

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