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Photo prompt round-up: Frozen #writephoto

* Ancestral footsteps Breaking open the future Inviting my own Present writing tomorrow Melting into memory * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken close to my home, whilst walking the dog one morning, a few years ago now. … Continue reading

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Firing the imagination

I read all the entries to the photo prompt that I have been running here on the blog every week for over three and a half years. Many of them are short poems or flash fiction… none are longer than … Continue reading

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The Preacher ~ Andrew Joyce

Reblogged from Andrew Joyce: Standing on the graveyard grass, looking down at the freshly-filled grave, stood The Preacher, dressed in black and wearing a black, circular, wide-brim hat. There was not a headstone as of yet, but The Preacher knew … Continue reading

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Where It Broke Out ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

“This is where it broke out.” Bender shaded his eyes from the glare and squinted at the black patch on the meandering snake of ice. “Tis a mighty small one, then,” he noted. Roman frowned. “That hole is bigger up … Continue reading

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The Watcher ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

The man sat by the frozen river. The ground was covered in frost, the sky was clear and the air crisp. Covered only by a thin sheet, the cold did not seem to penetrate his skin. He did not shiver … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Frozen #writephoto

Welcome to this week’s writephoto prompt. You can find all last week’s entries in the weekly round-up, which was published earlier today. Use the image below as inspiration to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up: Mirror #writephoto

* Undines in the sun Spectral dragonflies at play A child’s reflection Choosing belief in fairies Wonder erases wrinkles * The photo for this week’s prompt really seems to have sparked the imagination…. so many wonderful stories and poems! It … Continue reading

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How I Met your Grandmother ~ Anurag Bakhshi #writephoto

After a long, leisurely lunch, I was eyeing the shade of a thick grove of trees, but my plan of stealing a siesta went for a toss as my grandkids immediately surrounded me. “Grandpa,” said the eldest, “tell us a … Continue reading

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I Saw Jesus ~ Andrew Joyce

Reblogged from Andrew Joyce: I saw Jesus the night before he died, the night before he hauled that damn cross up the hill. I ran into him on the street outside that little bakery, the one across from the wine … Continue reading

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Mirror, mirror ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Can you hold up a mirror to yourself and say that you are entirely innocent? That you are not in some way to blame? That was the thought that had brought Dominic out onto the street. He hadn’t been the … Continue reading

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