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Green by Neel Anil Panicker #writephoto

Inspector Iqbal Khan was in a bad mood. He had never been inside a jungle. The closest he had come to a wooded experience was when as a kid he and his cousins had scaled the seven-foot-high walls of the … Continue reading

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Tell-Tale Signs… Stuart France

* …There is lots of real depth in this little story. It is culled from the pages of, ‘Folk Tales of the British Isles’ and is full of that rare and ever dwindling commodity known as Folk Wisdom. This re-telling … Continue reading

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 Green by Ritu #writephoto

“Is this what we’ve been searching for?” Charlie stopped suddenly at the edge of the water. Pete reached his side shortly after, out of breath, almost doubled over with the effort of this up to now pointless hike. “Well I don’t … Continue reading

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The Unmarked Obelisk – Part 1 by Emma Hyde– #writephoto

“Remind me again what we’re doing here, Fergie?” Liam panted. The last shard of sunlight wavered on the horizon, painting the shadowed skies with a spectrum of obscure shades. The full moon had already captured the sun’s place in the … Continue reading

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Carrot and Coals IX… Stuart France

* …On the screen of inner sight a single glowing point of light that seems farther than the farthest star, yet closer than the sun. Between her and the light nothing but the streaks of passage… a stream of movement, … Continue reading

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Carrot and Coals VIII… Stuart France

* …A hand extended, smiling eyes unseen but felt. She takes the hand, stiff after the long vigil in the chill of night, accepting assistance to regain her feet. The grass is cold, frost biting her bare toes. Above, a … Continue reading

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Carrot and Coals VII… Stuart France

* The stone is warm beneath her back. Above her the clear blue of the sky is powdered with clouds, barely moving. It is sheltered here in the circle, the earthen banks of the henge protecting the centre from the … Continue reading

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Long ago by Bryan Aiello #writephoto

The tour guide stops and sighs, “this is one of my favorite exhibits in the entire museum. You’ll notice there’s an actual outside beyond that window. It’s not just a picture, this little girl’s bedroom overlooked Broadway and Sixty-Sixth street. … Continue reading

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Field of Sheaves IX… Stuart France

* …He leads her away almost carrying her.  They disappear into the blackness beyond the ring of flames. They choke on the oily smoke, blind with tears. * Within the flames A voice sings, farewell, to the stars… * The … Continue reading

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Guest author – Paul Andruss: The Story of Thomas the Rhymer

I was recently lucky enough to be interviewed by Sally Cronin. https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2017/04/12/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-author-book-reading-and-interview-paul-andruss/ At the end of the interview, my good friend Sue asked a thought provoking question: what drew me to the ideas behind Thomas the Rhymer? To be honest … Continue reading

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