Tag Archives: Imagination

Good Morning Henry!

Photo prompt courtesy Sue Vincent “Henry, you’re still not up?” Mom cried out. Henry lazily opened his left eye half-way through, and then shut it again. Mom and morning could wait, sleep couldn’t. But Mom was made of sterner stuff, … Continue reading

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You Can Do Magic

It starts with one word, add a few more, and you can do magic, I said. They didn’t look convinced. Why don’t we give it a go? I asked. They nodded tentatively. The first word, I said, is Do. Do, … Continue reading

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Right Here Waiting

Photo prompt courtesy Joy Pixley I saw her in the distance, and even though I could not see her too clearly, I knew that just like mine, her eyes too were filled with love, and some tears, we’d been separated … Continue reading

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Night Shift

I woke up to find them lazing around on their sorry asses. My BP went shooting up like Apollo-13. Did they expect ME to keep feeding them indefinitely? “OUT!” I shouted, and they broke into a stampede. People might be … Continue reading

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Madeira’ No. 1 School Goes on a Field Trip #PortugalPlots #28DaysinPortugal

The roll call was in full flow. Miss Beatriz, the dynamic Headmistress of the school always took great pride in their discipline. “Mariana?” “Present Miss.” “Miguel?” “Present Miss.” “Afonso?” “Present Miss.” “Are you seriously planning to go on the field … Continue reading

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The Fall of Lagos #PortugalPlots #28DaysinPortugal

The enemy had been hammering at our castle’s gates for two weeks now, and our defences were barely holding up. Our walls were broken in various places, we’d run out of food, and had just one day of drinking water … Continue reading

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The Cursed Crow

The crow sat on the thin, dry branch, lonely, morose, listless, waiting For the pain to subside, for someone to see him for who he was, without hating Every day he would sit at the same spot, from dawn till … Continue reading

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Strike!

Photo Prompt © Björn Rudberg “Their kids stick chewing gums on us,” said the first. “They pull at us till we disintegrate,” the second pipped in. “The adults are no better, they leave us in dark places and forget all about … Continue reading

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Rebel Without A Cause

Ever since I can remember, I had wanted to stand out, to swim against the tide, to rebel against things that my peers were content doing meekly. Today, I had finally got that opportunity, and I would not let it … Continue reading

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Barney Decides to Carpe Diem

It was the first day of college for Barney the bear And he was all excited about what to wear He just knew that one look at him, and girls in the college would swoon and sway For Barney had … Continue reading

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