Cherrypicked stories
The Brambles
I am writing a ghost story every month. This is July's
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From Here to There
Sun shines for a young fawn – not understanding fear but joyous in the taste of life knowing a special deer breathes heavily nearby – a mother who...
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Competition
Goosegrass shoots up clinging, climbing choking, smothering the hedge …
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The Picture Ranch 66
Hmm... adding some cornflour to the plot... Image CC0 PD from pixelhere.com
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Forget-Me-Not
Zeus waited till last hour to name this flower; roots creeping through darkness of soil...calling out to be noticed, will you one day become extinct...
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Contour and wave.
Inspiration Point "Contest" doodle
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Boris and the Curious Case of Brexit
This is the tenth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Boris and the Curious Case of...
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When in Rome
The Romans were known to enjoy the odd contest
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The Picture Ranch 65
Hmm... let's see now... can I get to the end of this somehow? Image created from pd elements by author.
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Ceiba (Silk-Cotton Tree)
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Where Are They?
We are living in the future now. It's not like they said it would be. Image created at Pulp-O-Miser.com by me. Audio link at end.
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"The Coffee House Spy" 2
Emily walked Sir Harry up the five flights of stairs to her tiny one bedroom apartment while thinking unkind thoughts about the dog’s inconsiderate...
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Crystals of Ink and Bleach - Chapter 1
FOOL I The young man, strapped in a dashing suit gawked wide-eyed and long-mouthed at Afeni Academy; a floating crystal city that ascended above a...
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The Artist of Swanage Downs
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/the-artist-of-swanage-downs-audio The Artist of Swanage Downs Torchlight flashes across dark...
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"The Coffee House Spy"
Her favorite coffee shop was crowded with the morning rush of fellow caffeine addicts and Emily wasn’t in the mood to wait in the twenty person deep...
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I Want My Mummy!
Josiah gives up but Archibald fancies having a go!
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Baa Baa Green Sheep
In the lounge at Piddledon Farm, one of several tablets that had been bought for £49.99 was standing against a biscuit barrel, an affordable form of...
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Lovers
We live beneath a citrine sky, Until it washes purple, Then aqua, Until a deep black canvas studs itself with jewels, Until a sunrise detonates, And...
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The Bank
THE BANK It is a single-story, solid little building that sits on the Northwest corner of Seneca Street and Seneca Parkside, on the South side of...
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The City of Ink - an ode to Lyon
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Baked summer heat in the city of ink; escooters, dreadlock'd deliveroos weave through the narrow alleys trap the heat while the mercury hits 100F...
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