Monthly Archives: November 2015

St Andra’s Fault

AnElephantCant tell you too much About St Andrew who is Scotland’s Patron Saint According to tittle tattle He won us a battle So we seem to have no cause for complaint Now Andy is quite a busy chappie He is … Continue reading

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Tourists – Sunday Photo Fiction

Originally posted on Sound Bite 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).…

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asolo

in a house on the outskirts of a medieval village built on Roman baths looking across the North Italian plains to the sharpened Alps to Atlantean Venice and to the Val dee Fade the Valley of the Fairies where the … Continue reading

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The Next Room – Sunday Photo Fiction

Originally posted on Sound Bite 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).…

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le bateau ivre

Ear Phones recommended: I waken in the night and through a dark window I see lost souls screaming up at the stars the sound of their voices is cloaked in the singing of the children enslaved by the wars deep … Continue reading

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The Shoe – Friday Fictioneers

Originally posted on Sound Bite Fiction :
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. My travels are over for now, so I intend…

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The Lodge – Sunday Photo Fiction

Originally posted on Sound Bite 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).…

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on the road

Ear Phones Recommended: the morning sky still bears the smudge of last night’s dark rain clouds I am on the road before she wakes to escape the lies and doubts this is my favourite time of day I feel the … Continue reading

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Blackberries – Sunday Photo Fiction

Originally posted on Sound Bite 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).…

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directions

Ear Phones Recommended: winter creeps in from the east cap lardier lost in misty shrouds the sky is wretched dark and grey my spirit writhes in clouds sun shines warmly in the south forgetting pain and dismal cold but in … Continue reading

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