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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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Way Old Time… from Stuart France

* ‘Of circular possibilities’… ** ‘Eyeing the Chasm’… ** ‘Extending a welcome’… Continue reading here

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Glimpsed – from Morpeth Road #writephoto

Reblogged from Michael at Morpeth Road: The phone had rung several times that week. Each time it was my uncle wanting to talk to my mother. As brother and sister they had always been close but in recent times they … Continue reading

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Toll Bridge… by Stuart France #NoirWednesday

Reblogged from Stuart France: Black-Jack-Davey had been on the road since sun-up. As twilight descended filching the last of the colour from his day he came upon a village. Up ahead he could make out a little stone bridge and … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Caged #writephoto

The photograph for this week’s prompt was taken outside a Sheffield pub, the Noose and Gibbet, where the notorious highwayman, Spence Broughton, was gibbeted after his hanging at York in 1792. As pub signs go, this macabre example is in … Continue reading

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Caged– from pensitivity101 #writephoto

Reblogged from pensitivity1o1, not one, but two stories for the photo prompt… Take One: The two adults looked at each other with dismay. ‘They said at the pet shop he’d talk’. ”Yeah right. Well he isn’t now is he?’ ‘They … Continue reading

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It is the Beautiful Bird which gets Caged #writephoto by KL Caley

Reblogged from K L Caley at new2writing: There is a Chinese proverb which goes a little like… …this is where the story begins… The sounds of the crowds drew her attention first. The excitement, the cheering, it could only mean … Continue reading

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Feeling True II from Stuart France

* …“No matter,” says Wen, “they sometimes put contact details up.” She starts to scrutinise the notice board of the porch and then taps a number into her phone… “No answer!” Bugger times two! We content ourselves with a swift … Continue reading

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Guest author N.A.Granger – Pilgrim Children

It is with the greatest pleasure that I welcome Noelle Granger to the blog. Author of the Rhe Brewster mysteries, Noelle is currently working on a new project… Pilgrim Children Plymouth, Massachusetts, is still tied to England! I’m not sure … Continue reading

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Microfiction: Graves from Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Reblogged from Jane Dougherty: I have walked this path so many times, as many as the white spring flowers in the grass of the hill, as many as the stars I see framed by the entrance stones. The stone is … Continue reading

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