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The Storm
Read more: The StormFor the Indie Ink Challenge this week I was challenged by Transplanted Thoughts and I challenged Ixy. She woke with a start. The air was stifling and the night still heavy with black dark. She kicked off the light sheet and lay staring into the dark. The dream was intangible now but left her feeling…
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Haiku – Indie Ink #2
Read more: Haiku – Indie Ink #2My Indie Ink writing challenge this week was from Bewildered Bug and I challenged Jen O. I decided to do something I’ve never attempted before – Haiku. I based it on Haiku in English which can be up to 17 syllables. I learned that Haiku shouldn’t ‘tell all’ and also not reveal everything about its subject. I…
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Fortune Cookie – Indie Ink
Read more: Fortune Cookie – Indie InkThis is my first Indie Ink Challenge. I was challenged by Tara Roberts and I challenged Stillie. Feedback welcome and thank you for taking the time to read my stuff. Fortune Cookie 25th April The crunch of fortune cookies enveloped the table along with laughter and the obligatory, ‘What did you get? What…
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Heritage
Read more: HeritageThis is a poem written by my grandmother, Brigid Valerie Rever (nee Hanley) – or just plain, Val. She was from Ireland and met my grandfather, an American, during WWII when she was a nurse in England. She moved to America after she had my father (born in England). I never really knew my paternal…
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Reluctance
Read more: ReluctanceThe tires of his rental crunched over the snow packed driveway of his parents’ house. Jay glanced at the clock on the dashboard. It was just after 6.30am. He cut the engine and looked out the windshield for a few minutes not quite believing he was there. The sky was a leaden gray, heavy with…