Category Archives: Humour

Open borders…

The virus that has been bugging me for the past week or two, manifesting itself under various  guises in order the hide from effective treatment, finally decided a couple of days ago that it would try pretending to be a … Continue reading

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Salad days

To clear this rotten bug away that’s been a lousy joke, I thought I’d run a nice hot bath and have a lazy soak. I could, I thought, put something in, to make the steam work well, I settled on … Continue reading

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Thursday Photo Prompt – Cave – #writephoto

Use the image to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 31th August and link back to this post with a pingback. Please make sure that the pingback works and if not, copy … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Glimpsed #writephoto

The photograph for this week’s prompt was taken at Bolsover Castle… a place of history and some very intriguing stories all of its own. The ghostly shot was part of a display illustrating the lives of some of the erstwhile … Continue reading

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Crypt – from pensitivity101 #writephoto

Reblogged from pensitivity101: It was lovely and quiet here. Such a perfect choice. She loved the way the sunlight teased through the windows, giving the image of spotlights on the stone floor as if anticipating petite ballerinas to dance to … Continue reading

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Melting point – #WQWWC

It was already hot, only dawn and I’m melting The sun in the heavens is already pelting I want to crawl into the fridge to keep cool I am staying indoors, I am nobody’s fool. * But in that I … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog – The Princess and the Pea

I had a visitor. His two-legses were going away for a few days and couldn’t take him, so my mate Hardy came to stay with us instead. He’s never been to this place before, so I wanted to make sure … Continue reading

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Comfort zone

I view the creation with pride and desire, I’d need a stepladder were it any higher; The bed now comes up to my waist, it is true, But the best thing about it? The mattress is new. * It has … Continue reading

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A dire warning from Tallis Steelyard

The inimitable Tallis Steelyard introduces a new volume of The Port Naain Intelligencer… a tortuous tale of passion, intrigue and murder on the streets of his city in which he and Benor became embroiled. In Port Naain, Jim Webster has … Continue reading

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Irony…?

I want to have a cold tonight And if you think I’m mad, I have a real good reason… The alternative’s too bad. * My head is really aching And my eyes are awful sore, The box of tissue’s empty … Continue reading

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