Each of us is a son or daughter. Most of us are husbands or wives, aunts, uncles, friends, sisters, brothers, colleagues, cousins or neighbours. Much of who we are and how we interact is defined by these relationships. Do you think that these ties enhance or hinder our existence as human beings? Although we’d like to think [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Micro Fiction, Prompt, Short Story, Writing, Writing Prompt, life, thoughts on June 28, 2008 | No Comments »
I woke at 4am, then at 5am, then 7am…Each time, I woke with an ache that filled my whole body. My tee-shirt, soaked in sweat stuck to me and pools of moisture gathered in every bend of my skin. Oh no, I thought, it’s the weekend and a cold is imminent. My breath was laboured [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Micro Fiction, Short Story, Writing, Writing Prompt, life, quotes, thoughts on June 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Writing is a struggle against silence.
~Carlos Fuentes
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As I stepped off the platform at Charing Cross Station, I knew I was home. Crossing the Thames over the rail bridge afforded me a view of Big Ben, The Millennium Wheel, The Houses of Parliament, St. Paul’s and in the distance, Canary Wharf. The city opened out before me and welcomed me back. I [...]
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The petals are dangling low, heavy with the scent of summer. From where I lay on the cool grassy lawn, I would swear the flower was winking at me. What shall we do today, it seems to say. Will you lay here with me and enjoy the breeze or will you keep your word and [...]
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The travel Gods, it would seem, are against me. For the second time this week, I’ve run into trouble whilst attempting to journey between London and Edinburgh. I arrived early, already checked in with my boarding card in hand. For the first time in months of frequent travel, neither the heels of my shoes, the under-wire of [...]
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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
~Hannah Arendt
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I’m sitting in a bar on the Grassmarket nursing a pint of Peroni. My eyes, swollen with tears attract attention from anyone who either approaches in an attempt to share my table on this busy Friday night or who see me as a potential conversationalist. Neither stop, put off by the red in my eyes [...]
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As the gauge read 9.26K, I felt smug. I had asked a colleague at work to pick a number between 1 and 10, promising that I’d run that distance tonight in kilometers after he had chosen a number (he chose 9). On my way to the gym, I tripped straight through the doorway at Zara [...]
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Posted in 55 fiction, Blogroll, Creative Writing, Flash Fiction, Micro Fiction, Short Story, Writing, dreams, literature, quotes, thoughts on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
~G.K. Chesterton
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