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That time of the year
It’s “that time of the year”. Christmas has come and gone, and a new year has begun. They’re calling this one “2013″. It’s as good a name as any I suppose, and it’s handily one higher than last year,...
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Eat up
Yesterday’s Daily Prompt: Shipwrecked! Read the story of Richard Parker and Tom Dudley. Is what Dudley did defensible? What would you have done? I know, it’s yesterday’s Daily Prompt again. In my...
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Everything in Moderation
Prompts for the Promptless by Rarasaur: True Cost is a term for the often-overlooked, comprehensive expense of something, including the time-related and emotional costs. Worst case scenario… So drink...
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Missed Call
The joy of the junk phone call. Recorded messages. Amazing offers. An annoying and intrusive fact of daily life. Since I’m out at work I miss most of this joy, apart from the occasional recorded...
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Time Twister
RETROCAUSALITY IS A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT ADDRESSING THE QUESTION, “CAN THE FUTURE AFFECT THE PRESENT, AND CAN THE PRESENT AFFECT THE PAST?”. IT IS ANY OF SEVERAL HYPOTHETICAL PHENOMENA OR PROCESSES...
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Ritual and Routine
Ritual and routine. Watchwords for my life. When I say “ritual” I’m talking about the personal things we do, rather than anything connected to religion. Little things like knocking on wood before...
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Love Notes – Full Circle
Sometimes called a billet-doux, or a love letter, a love note is a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection. The loved one does not necessarily have to be animate, human, alive, or known....
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Draliman’s Guide to Lists
A shopping list (noun) is a list of items needed to be purchased by a shopper, a grocery list is a the most popular type of shopping list– including items that need to be procured on the next visit to...
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Not Any More
Hello and welcome to this week’s Friday Fictioneers, hosted as always by Rochelle. This week’s 100 word photo prompt has been supplied by fellow Fictioneerer Janet Webb, and you can check out the other...
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Who Put the Black in Black Friday?
That title sounds like the start of a silly song. “Who put the ‘Black’ in Black Friday? Grab stuff before it’s all gone. (dum dum dum dum dum) Don’t be a snivelling cry-baby, Crash through the queues...
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Happy Holidays!
It’s nearly Christmas! Woohoo! I’ve switched on the snow on my blog, so it must be nearly here. Join with me, if you will, in appreciating the most awesome Christmas rhyme of all time… “‘Twas the night...
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Home, James
I was reading today how driverless cars are cleared to be on the roads of the UK next year. Yeeks! The article spoke about the possibility of having a car with no controls, or a car with controls so...
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Goodbye Summer
Remind me. Here in the Northern Hemisphere it is summer, isn’t it? Where, then, did it go? Here’s a couple of snaps I took before and after my commute to work a couple of days ago, as proof of the most...
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Shopping Around the World September
Here is my contribution to Bacon and Fozzie’s monthly “Shopping Around the World” feature. It was supposed to be Wednesday but that’s my flash fiction day, and I was busy yesterday. This month is all...
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Odyssey!
I was one of the lucky recipients of one of Evil Squirrel’s holiday pictures, drawn by his own paws! I’m impressed that it has already arrived, all the way from the US of A, and this being Christmas...
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Secret Santa and the Christmas Market
Secret Santa has been! We do that every year at the work Christmas Party, and here is what I got. That’s a massive bar o’ chocolate and a “talking” Chewbacca. He makes Chewie noises when you squeeze...
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Four Word Love Phrases – Rubbish Edition
I was tagged by Millie Thom to write ten four-word love phrases. I believe this challenge originated over at #lovebooks. Now, I’m probably not the best person to ask to do this. I’m not sure I know...
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3 Quotes Day 1
I have been challenged by The Storyteller’s Abode, A Smith’s World and Story Teller to post three quotes in three days! I’m also supposed to nominate three people each day, but I think everybody has...
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3 Quotes Day 2
Here is my second “three quotes in three days” quote. I don’t really know any inspirational quotes, so here’s one of my favourites from one of my favourite authors. This is from “Lords and Ladies”, by...
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3 Quotes Day 3
Here is my final quote for the “three quotes in three days” challenge. I think we can all get behind this one. Thanks, Bill and Ted, and Party On Dudes!
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