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This was the perfect night for magic. The mist thick enough to deter intruders, clear enough for the creatures of the forest to take...

Its inquisitive eye ...

My Uncle George was known in the family as ‘The fix it man’. Whenever anything broke in our house my mam would send me along to Uncle...

Girl in the meadow picture prompt

‘Clarissa, come along dear, grandma is here and we’re about to have tea.’ Clarissa didn’t hear. She was sat in the meadow dreaming of the...

Pain Veil Stillness

Nine women in black. The veils covering their faces masking the pain. There was an eerie stillness on the hill as the coffins were...

Write about a character who is changed by someone they meet on a journey

He was sat there outside the store every morning before they opened, every lunchtime and every evening at closing time. He wasn’t a hobo....

It followed me home

The thought of Jake's discovery hung around me. It followed me home. The police came quickly after my call. They cordoned off the area....

Water picture prompt

MaryAnn could never tire of this view. Living here was such a privilege. A sharp contrast to the life she left behind in the city. Jake...

Her eyes gleamed like

Her eyes gleamed like sapphires in the night sky. Her blond hair glinting in the moonlight. She wandered silently unobserved through the...

Clapping Field Energy

‘Come on people, get the energy up in here, lets gets jumping and clapping before we run round this field.’ Michelle and Vicki followed...

A shadow of remembrance

They were assembled in the playground. Surrounded by the empty shells that once made up their town. Bits of debris fell at intervals from...

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