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Continue reading →: The mural
The mural appeared overnight on the brick wall behind the laundromat, where nothing ever changed. It showed a river made of faces, mouths open in laughter or prayer, flowing toward a sun stitched with names. By morning, people stopped pretending not to see one another. Mrs. Alvarez traced her husband’s…
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Continue reading →: The power cut
This is flash fiction, not a true story! 😊 On the 15th of October 1987, the worst storm in many years hit England. The winds were howling at 100 miles per hour, bringing devastation. Garden fences and brick walls blew down, gutters worked loose, and roof tiles were lost. Fifteen…
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Continue reading →: Caterpillar words
Caterpillar words, all lined up in a row Then, gathering together like an archipelago Form and structure lacking from our days at school Watching the ink smudges of the words as they crawl From the twenty-six letters of the alphabet Ruminating words from a recent tête-à-tête Long stretched-out words like…
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Continue reading →: soft rain
Soft rain whispers down Silver threads stitch sky to earth Footsteps fade to hush
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Continue reading →: Crossing fingers
Fingers intertwined— a quiet wish for soft calm to find me tonight 🌙 CROSSING – Word of the Day Challenge
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Continue reading →: Carol Anne’s question of the day!
What’s the best prank you ever pulled on someone?
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Continue reading →: Down on their luck
The winter the furnace broke was the same winter the Harpers learned how thin hope could stretch. They lived in a narrow house at the edge of town, its paint peeling like old scabs. Mark Harper had once worked at the mill, until it closed without ceremony. Lena took shifts…
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Continue reading →: When you travel? Random Q and A
What’s something unusual that you always make sure to bring along, when you travel?
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Continue reading →: Fun in the summer sun
Here is an old poem I wrote last summer ❤ We carry the day in a dented flask, warm tea sloshing like shared laughter, sand still cool where our feet first land, the sea already stitching blue to the sky. The sun leans in, generous and slow, laying gold on…
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Continue reading →: Book review: The Plea by Steve Cavanagh
Series: #2 in Eddie Flynn Category: Legal Thriller Synopsis: An innocent client. A wife in jeopardy. Who will take The Plea? Billionaire David Child swears he didn’t murder his girlfriend, Clara. But the evidence overwhelmingly shows that David killed her: the security video showed no one else entering their apartment,…
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Continue reading →: I do not like change!
Change is something I have always found incredibly difficult. Even small shifts in routine or unexpected events can feel overwhelming, and the thought of larger changes fills me with anxiety. I hate it—not because I dislike growth or new experiences, but because when change happens, I struggle. I am not…
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Continue reading →: Beyond the horizon
Beyond the horizon, the sea meets the sky, Waves whisper secrets the wind carries near. Beyond the horizon, where dreams dare to fly, The light bends softly, as day turns to sigh. Stars will awaken as darkness draws nigh, Waves whisper secrets the wind carries near. Beyond the horizon, the…
