Tag: Just Because
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The Viral Spiral
Like a lead balloon with a hole in it, weighed down by even more lead, and pushed off the highest cliff in the world with a sheer drop, the challenge was set. The challenge? Write out of control. Channel those thoughts that go round and round and write. Something. Anything. Then link back here, or comment,…
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The Writer’s Block
Many people nowadays know writer’s block to be a blight on their creative journey. But many, many years ago, possibly in a land far, far away, writer’s block wasn’t a blight. Oh, no… it was an asset, and a very handy one at that. Years ago, in this distant land, everyone wrote. There was no…
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Trophy
The storm was ferocious; strong winds, thunder, lightning, and rapidly undulating waves that buffeted Cygnet’s Admiral around like it was weightless; Captain Stalton had difficulty keeping on course but he was somehow managing it. The ships radio was out of action after the ship had been struck by lightning for the third time… Stalton could…
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Space:1888
August 22nd 1888. For some reason, the night is clear. The smog is gone and the moon is clearly visible overhead. The horse-drawn omnibuses wait at the sides of the road whilst the horses are changed and the drivers and conductors take a break. The gentlemen wait along both sides of the street; some for…
