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The last veteran ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Ebb and flow, waving goodbye, waving hello. So the sea goes, ceaselessly. Old feet on fresh sand. The water no longer running red. Memories crashing inside his head like waves on the shore. Creaking knees bend, arthritic hands dig into … Continue reading

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Waves ~ Penny Wilson #writephoto

You’re standing there alone. Watching the waves, just like you do every day. Maybe today I’ll have the courage to say hello. Maybe I’ll have the courage to ask you what is that you see when you look at the … Continue reading

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Main Mineral Constituent ~ Craig Towsley  #writephoto

They boiled the seawater and separated the salt. Then they used the salt to build a staircase leading up away from the beach. “But this isn’t permanent,” some said. “We’ll have to do it again.” In the silence, the water … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Wave #writephoto

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed and I usually share something about the … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Wings #writephoto

The photo for the last prompt was taken on the moors of Cornwall after visiting a very special site. The shadowy wings belonged to a barn owl… a real gift of the moment. * Summer shadows fly Borne on the … Continue reading

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New photo prompt ‘Wings’ and last week’s ‘Beginnings’ round-up – #writephoto

* Vague imaginings Fuelled by childhood memories Dawn paints the picture Shapeshifting reality Colouring forgotten dreams * The photo for the last prompt was taken at dawn on my journey home one day. The colours of the sky looked almost … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Beginnings #writephoto

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed and I usually share something about the … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Remains #writephoto

* Time grinds bone to dust Unpredictable seasons Reaping the harvest Untouched but not unchanging A soul flies free of bondage * The photos for this week’s prompt were a magpie feather and a funerary sculpture from the St Peter’s … Continue reading

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Death Is No Excuse – Geoff Le Pard #writephoto #flashfiction

‘So,’ Dr Stelios Gobbe peered at the skeletal figure stretched out on his couch, ‘you’re not yourself, you say.’ Stelios winced. When Ulysses ‘Lardy’ Wainscoat has booked a session he’d explained his recent mutism to the receptionist, asking that he … Continue reading

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Take- off – Neel Anil Panicker #writephoto

The azure clouds, the ever changing carpet of kaleidoscopic hues, the endless span of blue heavens: all this and more is my abode. Here the days and nights are one. I decide the time. I and I alone decide what … Continue reading

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