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Barry had noticed the crow, for as long as he could remember. It was always around the house. Either hopping awkwardly across the lawn, or clutching somewhere on the guttering. In the middle of the night he could hear it clambering over the roof. It was however, extremely well behaved. It must fulfil its needs … Continue reading Sunday Photo Fiction August 18, 2019
Photo by Wal_172619 @ picabay.com Bangkok 11.25 pm Pandemonium at the airport. All flights are cancelled. Bundled to a nearby cheap hotel. Awoken at 3.23 am. No coffee. No breakfast. No buses. Crammed into 55 taxis and driven in cavalcade back to the chaos. Too tired to think. Was it just a bad dream? … Continue reading Twittering Tales #149
Sunday Photo Fiction is a “challenge is to write a story based upon the photo in 200 words or less. When you are done, post your story and the photo prompt on your blog”. Donna is our host for this challenge and she is a stellar author herself. I don’t know why I missed last … Continue reading Sunday Photo Fiction August 11, 2019
Crossing the line “Just do it!” “What?” “Kiss the fish.” “Eh?” “Lean forward, and kiss the fish.” “You’ve got to be kidding!” “No, no, you don’t want to get cold feet when we’re at sea do you?” Angeline leaned forward, and approached her mouth to that of the giant plastic fish. I whipped out my … Continue reading Friday #FotoFlash Fiction August 9, 2019
It was rewarding to finally get a moment to put my feet up, and I shuffled my bottom on the rickety hotel chair, until my ankles just avoided the ledge of the windowsill. Almost. There … No. Once again. Ah! That’s it. Heavy regular breathing came from the bed behind me. All that travelling had … Continue reading Friday #FotoFlash Fiction August 2, 2019
The sun was fired up, and generously spread its heat and light. It was mid July, and we were used to it, although it seemed to be getting hotter each year. The meat was fresh and juicy, the veg was crispy and fresh. The kids were galvanised. Jumping, skipping and dancing. Boundless summer holiday excitement. … Continue reading Sunday Photo Fiction July 28 2019
Dancing in the streets There were a lot of people at the window. I started to count them, but got bored and gave up. Mainly men though, after all it was an international bank. I imagine that junior personnel continued to execute essential tasks while their managers looked out from the windows. Naturally, we had … Continue reading Friday #FotoFlash Fiction July 26 2019
