Category: Funny
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Knicker Pocket Glory
Today’s Silver Spryers activities: Armchair Aerobics and Bingo. I dread getting old. I mean really old, not just sixty and jetting off on exotic holidays around the world like my father – the life of bloody Riley – hiking into the forests to see rare and exotic birds with other crazy loons. He might as…
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Never Trust a Blender
Pete gawped at the Morphy Richards blender on the kitchen side. ‘What happened to the new one?’ Claire grimaced. ‘Err… slight accident,’ she mumbled. It wasn’t unusual of her to breaking things. ‘Clumsy Claire’ as Pete called her. But this wasn’t a broken plate or chipped mug. This was a potential divorce! Rewind back to…
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The illusive lamppost
2020 was going to be my year. I could feel it. By midday on New Year’s Day, I’d walked past the leftover chocolate coins, past the coffee maker and straight to the carrot sticks.The following week, I joined Weight Watchers. This was the new me. Three weeks later, I’d eaten more Ben and Gerry’s than…
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A surprise package…
Kim opened the door and smiled at the courier, before glancing down at the package. The first thing that caught her eye was the shape, then the tape, with the letters F R A G I L E written across it in red. It wasn’t the quail feed or book she was expecting. This was…
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Chasing Vapour Trails
‘Sorry mum.’ Harry winces, trying to ease out the pain emanating from his leg. ‘Serves you right!’ our elder sister Fiona pokes the cast. All eyes turn to Fiona, and I’m glad they are not on me for a change. ‘Well seriously, what was he thinking?’ Fiona adds, huffing as she crosses her arms…
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Needs better lighting!
I’m sitting in the passenger seat, dressed in black of course. Desperate, yes that’s how I would describe myself… I’m desperate. I must be, as this is a seriously bad idea. I’ve been here before, just once. Had a look around when we first moved to the area six years ago. It looked nice enough,…
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Superstitious Nonsense
Had some fun with this… This piece was inspired by the above photo prompt at Creative Writing Ink Tammy’s Cakes are renowned across the State, not only for taste, but also good luck. There are even rumours that the words she writes on each cake will come true, which of course is all superstition, but it’s…