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Beginning of After
A cataclysmic event.A handful of survivors.Brutally inflexible authorities, renegade soldiers, and power-hungry psychopaths.A strange saviour called Sensei.His remarkable dog.A hazardous journey through Scotland’s magnificent Western Highlands.Then things get interesting.A pacy thriller which also examines the developing relationships within the group … Continue reading
Carrot Ranch – Carrot Ranch
The Carrot Ranch Challenge:In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story inspired by “impossibly blue”. Click here to hear the author read his words: Carrot Ranch Sometimes, even when you’re old and cynical, life can still surprise you.Or … Continue reading
Posted in Sound Bite Fiction
Tagged 99 words, ayrshire, carrot ranch, flash fiction, humour, impossibly blue, robert burns, Scotland, short story, sound bite fiction
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The Oregon Trail – Six Sentence Story
This challenge is produced by GirlieOnTheEdge with the following simple rules:Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.Use the current week’s prompt word – KNOT Click here to hear the author read his words: The Oregon Trail As I travel through the wintry Wild … Continue reading
August – Six Sentence Story
This challenge is produced by GirlieOnTheEdge with the following simple rules:Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.Use the current week’s prompt word – BAND Click here to hear the author read his words: August I spent August, as always, back … Continue reading
I wrote a poem
Click here to hear the poet read his words: I wrote a poem I read a poem yesterdayit nearly broke my heartit spoke of lovers loved and lostthey lived too far apart I read a poem yesterdayit said she won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Poetry
Tagged alloway, first kiss, i read, i wrote, lost love, loved and lost, poem, Poetry, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Scotland
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Boiling a Frog – Six Sentence Story
This challenge is produced by GirlieOnTheEdge with the following simple rules:Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.Use the current week’s prompt word – CONFETTI Click here to hear the author read his words: Boiling a Frog Walking on the beach … Continue reading
Posted in Sound Bite Fiction
Tagged Baltic, confetti, flash fiction, mediterranean, Provençal, schiuma, Scotland, short story, six sentence story, sound bite fiction
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leaving
Click here to hear the poet read his words: leaving it’s still numpty o’clockas the plane clambers awkwardlyout of Edinburghthe sun creeps from the Forthwhere the river meets the North Seashowing the three great bridgesin silhouette I smileknowing that this … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Poetry
Tagged ayr, Broxburn, Clyde, kelvingrove, kindness of friends, poem, Poetry, river Forth edinburgh, riverside museum Glasgow, robert burns, Scotland, Union Canal
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loss
Click here to hear the poet read his words: loss while in Scotland this summereven on those nightswhen the dark heavenssparkled with the eyes of a thousand loversI could not locate Orion this left me strangely unsettledfor reasonsI still don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged a thousand lovers, loneliness, loss, orion, poem, Poetry, Scotland
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