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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...
40 Pouring
23/04/2020 07:02
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...
39 Crawling
17/04/2020 07:19
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...
38 Caring
18/03/2020 08:06
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...
37 Sending
11/03/2020 06:48
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...
Protecting
20/02/2020 06:30
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,...
21 Exploring
17/02/2020 06:34
Harry bends down, grabs an armful of leaves and flings them towards me, giggling as the wind catches them and blows them out of reach. At two, his world is one of sunshine and showers, all or nothing, a constant 'now'. I envy the way that he is present in every moment but am grateful for the...
22 Understanding
17/02/2020 06:33
I am the Death Bringer. I am the Slayer of Innocents. I am the Sword of Vengeance in the Fist of Justice. I am a puppet in the hands of politicians filled with a bloodlust they dare not satisfy for themselves. I am falling apart.
I tried to talk it through with my sister last time I called home...
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