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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition March 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 week, 2 days ago
The Leap
Before I knew what The Leap was, I thought it was magic. Like I thought magic was a real thing. Me and Cob and Dez and Piggy were all under ten years old. I mean, I didn’t know what a year was. That was an earth thing. Piggy was nine, and he said that a year was like four and a bit turns of the stars. Turns were an asteroid thing, a K…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly competition March 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 week, 6 days ago
Cheeky leap into an attempt of an opener for ‘Snap is not a children’s game’
Vic Duncan. Did Lucy but know it, the first of three Duncan men she’d sleep with before she died, possibly dangerous, but an especially satisfying addition to her habitual maintenance of a quartet of alphabetically consecutively-named lovers.
It began in the final yea…[Read more]
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Terrie started the topic Monthly competition March 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Thanks for choosing my entry as winner for the February competition i enjoyed writing it and also reading everyone else’s offerings.
As this year is a leap year I decided a good title for this months competition would be ‘The Leap’.
The only limit is your imagination so interpret it as you like, prose or poem if that takes your fancy but…[Read more] -
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Competition – February 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Well done, @purplewitch. That was an excellent return to the monthly competition 🙂
Liked that prompt @pinkbelt. Super bunch of entries this month.
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly Competition – February 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Congratulations Terrie – a tale that got richer with every re-reading, as did those of Alex at Ath. And thank you Pinkbelt for the challenge.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Competition – February 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month ago
The Return
Brenda’s dad died in 1983, so when he returned forty years later, it was a bit of a nuisance. Brenda woke up and went down to make a cup of tea. She was rather surprised to see him sitting in the kitchen looking out of the window.
‘You’ve let the garden go,’ he said without looking round. Then he did look round, and he added, ‘Bloody…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly Competition – February 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month, 1 week ago
Retrieving memories
When on the Word Cloud, in 2014, Alan P proposed the challenge ‘We’re not in Kansas anymore’, I was in need of an explanation as to why Luke Darbyshere ( DI and main character in my ‘Love triangles with murder series) regularly sabotaged relationships at the point when they looked like becoming meaningful. His upbring…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Reorganization And Declutteration (have I created a new word) in the forum Blogs 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Have to confess I avoid much of that for Steve, by ordering and collecting the books I want and handing them over for him to ‘hide’ (recognising he is doubly challenged by my having a birthday five days before Christmas.)
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Athelstone replied to the topic Reorganization And Declutteration (have I created a new word) in the forum Blogs 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Every year I aim to be organised (see Terrie above) and pick presents well in advance. The practice is different. I may not be quite as bad as the proverbial desparate man, the evening before, in the petrol station shop, but I’m cutting it close.
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Sandra replied to the topic Reorganization And Declutteration (have I created a new word) in the forum Blogs 1 month, 2 weeks ago
@ Terrie – I second Ath’s recommendation for hard drives: the one my thoughtful elder son bought for me, having listened to my moans, scrambled its contents when my laptop blew several gaskets.
@Athelstone – “gift lists for next year” not illegal, they masquerade as Amazon wish lists, ready to be re-written for handing to my local bookshop.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Reorganization And Declutteration (have I created a new word) in the forum Blogs 1 month, 2 weeks ago
By the way, ” I’ve even written my gift list for next year”. I believe this is actually against the law.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Reorganization And Declutteration (have I created a new word) in the forum Blogs 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Oh yes, prevaricating about the bush as Wallace refers to it. I do a great deal of that. Top tip. Every so often, copy the contents of that 1TB hard drive somewhere else as well. Whether that’s the Cloud (Dropbox, One Drive, Google Drive, Apple iCloud and so on) or another sleek 1TB hard drive. The day may come when your adorable cat decides the…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I always seem to come on here to apologize for not being here… Suffice to say that Life is a bit complicated and sad at the mo, and I’m not at my best. When I have the head space, I’ll be back.
Power to all of your pens in the meantime though 😉
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Terrie started the topic Reorganization And Declutteration (have I created a new word) in the forum Blogs 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Barely six weeks in to another year and I am wondering what task should I tackle next?
The Christmas tree is gone the limited decorations I possess and are packed away .The few yuletide cards received are now repurposed into gift tags for the next festive season and thank you messages are all written or texted. Holey moley I’ve even written m…[Read more] -
John T posted an update 1 month, 2 weeks ago
For those of you who are interested, Apples in the Dark is now available as an Ebook (paperback coming at the end of June). Almost ten years in the writing, tearing up, rewriting, rewriting again, etc – but it has finally got there. Links to books and to website in my Linktree. https://linktr.ee/wordswithjohn
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Terrie replied to the topic Monthly Competition – February 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Emporium.
I’d been watching the place for a while and now I was ready.
The tiny shop by the empty mill was cobwebbed in layers of age and the light inside flickered with a hospitable glow. The antique-looking sign over the bottle-glass door announced it was an “Emporium Of Returned Things”.
It was out of the way and the perfect place…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly Competition – January 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thanks, Athers, for a competition theme that gave me much head-scratching before I found a direction, and for chuckling, since I didn’t intend to sound self-pitying. Also I thoroughly applaud your giving Pinkbelt the opportunity to challenge us in February.
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