Tag: Short Story
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Wordle: First Flight by Moonlight
Checklist printed I can now begin. Boots removed: tick. Hair trimmed: yep, so I can see (I cringe when I think how it was) Window opened wide: yes, of course. Had to chip away at the hinge to make that happen!Tonight’s the night! I breathe deeply Long and deep… The night’s calm Full Moon, little…
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Charon’s Lost Pack
Displaced from Io, Abandoned, as some may say, Charon’s pack still sing Their fire burns within, And with passion do they howl… To be home one day Their calls go unheard Yet night after night they call Waiting to be found (Based on characters / legends / mythology created by Icewolf)
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Elusive Martians
Driving around a dusty old planet looking for anything unusual, anything really out of the ordinary, takes its toll. Day after day of dry, red clay, and amber skies followed by freezing cold nights adds to the monotony. With large and very still dusty plains, and mountains that offer hardly any protection, yet also comfort…
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Knight’s Armour
“So, tellest me sire, why hast thine armour rusted?” “The rain, o wise one. The rain, and the walk you sent me on to retrieve the amulet of Lah.” “Didst thou not think to remove thine armour in the rain?” “I did not.” “No need to bow, sire, thoust will surely never straighten again. Continue,…
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Car then canapés
The weather had been amazing. Glorious blue skies, bright sunshine, and the gentlest of breezes. Afternoon tea and scones had, as usual, gone down remarkably well, with everyone commenting on how fresh the strawberries had been. Lady Salinger-Wallis, the Ladies Katherine and Alexandria Thrift and Lady Flora Shaughnessy-Vawes had retired to the East Lawn for…
