Monthly Archives: February 2017

Mountains White as Clouds… Stuart France

* … “As I see it,” continues Wen, “we have two possible identities for an Old Woman who tends a Herb Garden and can be described as an Enchantress, or an Ogress…” “Only two?” “She is either Mother Earth or … Continue reading

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Simplicity #midnighthaiku

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 Flame by Michael #writephoto

Around the campfire, there was something sensational about him. It was odd because all day he had been on the tour and I hadn’t given him a moment’s notice. He had one of those faces that shadow did a lot … Continue reading

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Guest author: Ray (on behalf of Colin Chappell) – A dog’s life

Since she has been hogging the keyboard so much lately, I thought it was about time I got in on the act and had a friend over. Honestly… tap, tap, tap… ‘not now, girlie’ and ‘how did you manage to … Continue reading

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 Flame by Robbie Cheadle #writephoto

This extract from Silly Willy goes to Cape Town was written in response to Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt – Flame. You can take part in this photo prompt by following this link: https://scvincent.com/2017/02/09/thursday-photo-prompt-flame-writephoto/. The prompt got me going so … Continue reading

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Flame by Luccia Gray #writephoto #1000Speak #FlashFiction

A Happy Ending? Crouched in the doorway at the end of the alley, Nancy watched them rub their hands by the flames. Shivering, she dragged her bare feet behind a crate. Tom took out some sausages and stabbed them with … Continue reading

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Flames of the Fire-Drake… Stuart France #writephoto

* “All the elements can be used to ‘scry’,” smiled the instructor, “but fire is the most difficult because the flames flicker so quickly. To get you started we’ve freeze-framed a fire to give your vision the chance to keep … Continue reading

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Romance #midnighthaiku

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The lighting flame by Sri Sudha K #writephoto

Source: The Lighting Flame

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Guest author: Connie Jasperson – Oregon Sunset

We sat on the beach near the fire, Two old people bundled against the cold Oregon sunset. Friends we’d never met fished the surf, Children and dogs ran at waves’ edge. Red sky, red mist, red sunset. Fire, water, wind, … Continue reading

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