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John S Alty replied to the topic Memories in the forum Critiques 7 years, 9 months ago
Taking on board the comments so far, here’s an edited version, with a title change.
The First Time
Two men wearing overcoats followed the nurse down the corridor.
“Florence has quite perked up since you arranged this visit so she should be able to answer your questions. She’ll tire quickly, though, remember she’s over ninety.”
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John S Alty replied to the topic Memories in the forum Critiques 7 years, 9 months ago
Thanks Tony, good points, noted.
Thanks, Elle. I guess my spell checker doesn’t speak French! Good points. I think I have a tendency to over-explain or I would have ended it at “He was my first”. Need to trust the reader more. The telly paragraph is a bit of a cop out – I’ll need to rewrite it.I can’t remember what the original prompt was, but I…[Read more]
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Bren replied to the topic Den monthly competition September 2018 in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 9 months ago
Thank you Daed, I will give this a lot of thought. And hope My muse can turn a few words. Great to see familiar faces and names on here.
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John S Alty started the topic Memories in the forum Critiques 7 years, 9 months ago
Here’s a nasty little story I have been playing around with for fun. Have at it, critics!
Memories
Two tall men wearing overcoats followed the nurse down the corridor towards Room 19.
“Florence can be a bit slow some days but most of the time she’s surprisingly bright. She was quite perky earlier so she should be able to answer your que…[Read more] -
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 9 months ago
Hi Daeds,
Yes, if you look under fiction at acrossthemargin.com and at https://www.ellipsiszine.com you should find them. A couple of super stories from @Elle also. -
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