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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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#writephoto – Remains – Dorinda Duclos #shortstory

We are but mere bones in the catacombs of life. Laid out for all to see, we eventually fade away, back into the earth from which we came. I spent the latter part of my life in the earth, digging … Continue reading

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The Chamber – Emily Weatherburn #writephoto

An unwelcome breeze whipped past his hair, cold and intrusive, as though invisible hands were brushing through it. He allowed himself a glance back up the tunnel, his eyes searching for the square of light through which he had come, … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Conflagration #writephoto

* Numinous passion Soul-searing conflagration Unquenchable flame An aureate alchemy Annealing a leaden sky * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken in the Lake District, in Cumbria, when Nick and I visited the area a few years ago. … Continue reading

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The Price of Freedom – K.L. Caley #writephoto

I had been warned for many years to stay where I could be seen. I hated it. I wanted to be free, free to fly like the birds that flew above us or free to run as the wild deer … Continue reading

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A Light in the Dark – Emily Weatherburn #writephoto

  The clouds above us were dark, but from beyond the mountain ridge, I could see the beginnings of a golden ray of light. It shone upwards into the sky, turning the grey into a golden yellow. It was a … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Conflagration #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. I usually share something about the place … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up: Turrets #writephoto

* Half veiled by nature Keeping treasures safe within Safe from prying eyes The castle walls enclosing What the ego seeks to hide * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken during a snowy walk with Ani, looking  towards … Continue reading

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