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The Contradiction of Parenthood
The day begins with me doing a ninja crawl out of bed through a sea of limbs. I have to peel children off me as gently as I can in the attempt not to disturb them, which would kill my hopes of a quiet shower. As I shuffle to the bathroom I mutter almost incoherently…
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Trying Not To Be Chair Shaped #9
A very upsetting story saved me from my donut cravings this week. I found myself sitting outside a local coffee shop in the peaceful autumn sun, one hand wrapped around my hot drink, feeling quite content and contemplating a fresh pastry of some kind from the shop. A lady emerged from the door of the…
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Tapping at The Window – writing prompt
There aren’t many of us anymore. At least, not out in the open. I’m lucky because of my wife, she works in the high council. It means I’m untouchable, in theory. I can live a life of relative freedom, for a man. I’m allowed to tend my own garden, read books, and educate my children;…
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Upon a Moonlit Bridge – writing prompt
His suit jacket was stiff, she noticed, as her arm curled around his. Stiff, but warm from the heat of him radiating from beneath. They stepped out into the crisp night air, leaving behind the beat of the music and the chatter. The air was fresh, laced with the chill of the impending autumn. It…
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The Broken Armchair
“I’m going to sell it.” “There’s nothing wrong with it?” She let her gaze flicker over the chair in the corner, only for a moment, “I hate it.” She said. “Not comfy?” Her brother asked, completely oblivious to her discomfort. “It’s awful.” She said through a clenched jaw. He threw himself into the chair and…
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The Creeper of Dirt Alley – Writing Prompt
Everyone knows to avoid Dirt Alley after dark. A couple of years ago they put CCTV up at both ends in the hope that it might deter the incidents. Nothing changed. The problem with Dirt Alley is that it isn’t straight, even though it looks that way on a map. You can’t see the opposite…
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Mathew’s Box – Writing Prompt
It was the driest summer since records began. The earth was scorched and barren, stripped of every last drop of moisture from the devilish heat of the sun. The sky was a deep, unrelenting, cloudless blue that beat down like the very gates of hell. Global warming, some said. The new normal, said others. River…
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Thinking About Nightmares
Last night she was lost. We were by the coast, the air was stringy with salt and sand, and I was somehow hollow and overflowing both at once. Her father was there, in the dream. Her being lost was vaguely his fault, but he was trying to help I think, in his soul-sucking, selfish own…
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Living Like A Two Year Old
What if we all choose to live like a two-year-old? He runs full force at huge puddle. He doesn’t worry about what will come after. He isn’t concerned about wet socks and cold feet. He is anticipating joy, laughter, and experience. The thrill of the splash. The squeal of his laughter. The future is coming…
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I wish I had a Spare Key
Creative Writing Prompt “That’s her mum.” “Who’s mum?” “Nancy’s mum!” He grunts in reply, and I know I’ve lost him, he’s probably sick of hearing me talk about Nancy as awful as that sounds – poor woman. I nip my lower lip between my teeth as I wonder whether it would be insensitive of me…
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