Category: Nature
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A touch of sunlight
This is an extract from my novel, which I thought worked well for the ‘place and setting’ prompt. Clara finally stood up, wiped her eyes and went to stand on the decking to breathe in the cool lake air. It was early, the sun rise still in effect; her eyes alight as she watched the…
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Nightmare of storms
Prompt was ‘landscape and emotions’, so I chose a photograph (similar to the one above) and came up with the idea below. Parts of this story are based on true events: We had been climbing – Via Ferrata – in the Dolomites, Italy, and when the heavens opened, the speed at which the ground became…
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Childhood memories
The fields behind our old house in Shurton, Somerset, hold many memories: Poo-stick bridge, the sledging hill and the Log (an old barn full of hay bales where we use to play). To accompany our walks, my sister Lou would make up amazing imaginary stories – where the four of us were destined to save…
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Chase
I loved incorporating a plethora of ‘sounds’ in this piece of homework.The idea came from something I had recently written in my novel, but this flash fiction story is a lot more dramatic, with a twist at the end. A dog howls, its whine cruel and unearthly. They cannot be far behind. I gasp for…
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In my sister’s memory…
We were given the prompt ‘winter’ in June! So it was a nice challenge to get into a winter mindset in the of summer.The idea came from a swing that used to hang over the stream, beside the Kilve Beach car park in Somerset. I had recently been looking at footage of my niece and…
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Spider’s Opus
Laced between the branches hung clusters of spider webs, dew drops glistening in suspended animation along the delicate and intricate silky threads. The spiders now lie in wait at the fringe of their opus, rebuilding their silk gland stores after a night’s work of meticulous weaving. Ever hopeful for their catch of the day. This…