Stories 31 - 40
31 Swimming
22/05/2020 07:33
It's been a while since I published a story but I hope you enjoy this now it's here!
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Leaving the egg is difficult, even though the membrane is thin now that there is far more of her than of...
32 Leaving
22/05/2020 07:32
Hope you enjoy this one!
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We're all packed and ready to go, everything prepared, everything ready. Except our hearts. There's no
question of us going. When your Lord calls, you grab your bow, or hunting knife, or your grandfather's...
33 Driving
22/05/2020 07:31
The first few minutes of the journey are always slightly anxious. Leaving the spot where the car was parked without colliding with other vehicles, then joining the stream of traffic and making sure the destination is entered correctly. Only with these checks completed does Heather shift...
34 Showing
22/05/2020 07:30
“Uncle Dan! Uncle Dan! Let me show you!”
Sally grabbed my hand and prepared to drag me further into the house as soon as my foot crossed the threshold. Her father, my brother Sam, laid a hand on her shoulder.
“Let Uncle Dan get inside the house,” he said, gently. “Maybe even...
35 Soothing
22/05/2020 07:29
Scrambling amongst the rocks on the seashore with his older sisters was much more fun than making sandcastles with Mummy, Deniel decided, as he reached his hand towards the spot Desine had just left. Ahead of both of them, Derobha, had stopped to examine something.
“Hurry up, you two!” she...
36 Protecting
22/05/2020 07:28
A bit of whimsy this time, inspired by a conversation in the office kitchen...
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It is precious beyond all measure, the last of its kind.
We would all lay down our very hearts’ blood to protect it, to keep it safe.
“Guard it with your life,” we say to one another,...
37 Sending
22/05/2020 07:27
Maud sat in the midst of chaos, surrounded by a sea of paper, pens and ribbons. Elsie stood in the doorway holding two cups of tea, a disapproving look on her face.
“Why are you sitting on the floor?” she asked. “You’ll never get up on your own.”
“I always sit on the floor to wrap...
38 Caring
22/05/2020 07:26
A/N - Inspiration from COVID-19, who'd have thought?
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‘Unprecedented times’. That was what they were calling it. ‘Unprecedented times’.
Jimmy felt more irritated by the term every time he heard it. A few people got a bit of a sniffle, a little...
39 Crawling
22/05/2020 07:25
Teddy and I were in the garden, under the dappled shade of the old tree, escaping the sun’s heat for a few minutes and refreshing ourselves with cool lemonade. A sudden breeze made the shadows dance and ruffled the grass, and we laughed with the sheer joy of it. Then Teddy’s bright eye...
40 Pouring
22/05/2020 07:24
I remember that night so well. I poured myself into the preparations; there was so much to get right – so much that could go wrong.
“Damn! Look at the rain, Mother. It’ll ruin the whole evening.”
“I think it’s rather appropriate,” I said.
We stood next to each other, watching the...
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