Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)
The Clappers
When it comes to school productions, there is usually a mixture of emotions; pride, embarrassment, pressure, discomfort, excitement and then there’s...
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The Interview
Tasmin’s hands shake a little as she lifts the over-full glass to take a sip of water, a few drops falling on her new skirt. Maintaining what she...
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Eight
My Uncle Joseph only has eight fingers. Well, to be exact, he has six fingers, and two thumbs. One hand with all its appendages whole and functional...
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At Arms End
At Arms' End Language is rich with references to ‘hands’ either as a noun or a verb. Many of the most recognisable sayings, quotations and quotations...
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Gadgets amazing!
Fingers sense touch detail, caress; delicately manipulate surgeon’s scalpel, artists’ brush, musical melodies fast and intricate. Nerve networks back and fore from … handle and use with care!
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I’d like to …
“I’d like to change the world – get rid of all the greed … the killing … I’d like to change my friend …myself …”
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The Dreaded 'C' Word
As far back as memory serves a holiday was when you jumped onto a plane, fighting with your luggage through a busy airport, followed by the battle of...
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- 613 reads
May 1999, An Independent Scotland
For it's true my friend it's true my friend, to tell the truth I'm bound-o There's always trouble in the air with elections coming round-o (Trad. Australian ballad)
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A Flight of Fantasy
No news or fake news - Image from Pixabay by Królestwo_Nauki
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Jai
The early hours of the morning were a magic time, he felt, when most people exist in another realm, sleeping and oblivious. The world was an empty...
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