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bouchon

Click here to hear the poet read his words: bouchon I’m standing at a bus stoptwenty minutes from homethe reasons don’t matterno sign of scheduled servicealready long overduethe traffic is nose to nosemile after milebarely movingnothing happeningother than tempers risinglike … Continue reading

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if I could

Click here to hear the poet read his words: if I could if I could live my lifeagainthere are so many thingsI’d try to dodifferently like spend less timechasing rainbowsand morejust holding you like stopsearching vast Highland meadowsfor a unicorn … Continue reading

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The Dip – 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 – SEASON Click here to hear the author read his words: The Dip This is Monaco, not Medville, so … Continue reading

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Things – Friday Fictioneers

Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction.She sets the weekly challenge, the standard, and the prompt photo.The idea, as always, is to write a story of around 100 words … Continue reading

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Portuguese Tony – Friday Fictioneers

Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction. She sets the weekly challenge, the standard, and the prompt photo. The idea, as always, is to write a story of around … Continue reading

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The Bus – Sunday Photo Fiction

Sunday Photo Fiction is a weekly challenge presented by Susan Spaulding, who has taken over this great weekly prompt from my old friend Al Forbes. This week’s delightfully sunny photo is provided by Anurag Bakhshi, and reflects my mood in … Continue reading

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Gotcha – Sunday Photo Fiction

Sunday Photo Fiction is a weekly challenge presented by my old friend Al Forbes. The idea is to write a short story (200 word max) inspired by what you see in the picture (below). This week’s photo, again by the … Continue reading

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Car Park – Friday Fictioneers

Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction. She sets the weekly challenge, and the standard. Her own somewhat dreich image almost makes me feel homesick. Almost. The idea, as always, … Continue reading

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Hill Town – Sunday Photo Fiction

Sunday Photo Fiction is a weekly challenge presented by my old friend Al Forbes. The idea is to write a short story (200 word max) inspired by what you see in his picture (below). This week’s rugged view makes me … Continue reading

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Life is Short – Haibun Thinking Weekly Challenge

AnElephantCant write this on time He is kinda busy yesterday Instead of this post He travels down the coast And spends a day wandering around old St Tropez So, as a junior member of the supporting cast in Al’s brilliant … Continue reading

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