Dear Maud #WriteBravely #Day6

Dear Maud, I know your full name is Lucy Maud Montgomery, but I'm of the understanding that you preferred to be called just Maud. Without an E. Which is interesting, given that your iconic and beloved character Anne Shirley always insisted upon Anne WITH an E. I know you received millions of...

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The Call #WriteBravely #Day5

Image credit: https://www.pexels.com/search/telephone/ Catherine knew she had to make the call. As soon as she opened her eyes the thought pierced her brain. The surgery would be open at 8.30 so she could get it out of the way. She was due at her Weight Watchers meeting at 10. It was just...

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Ticked Off #WriteBravely #Day4

Image credit: https://www.pexels.com/ Diane Smith had been smug and self important all her life. The fact that her time on earth appeared to be drawing to end had done nothing to change this. She'd delighted in telling everyone who'd pissed her off exactly what she thought of them. First,...

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Little Lola #WriteBravely #Day3

Sleeping baby, comatose dad Lola is lonely, woebegone, sad Dad promised time to play Silly old baby! Go away! Now Lola has a tiny baby sister She'd run away, they won't miss her! Mum and dad are too tired, too busy Two year old Lola is in a tizzy A baby sister was supposed to...

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Finding Fun In Every Day #WriteBravely #Day2

It's a truth universally acknowledged that life is full of dreary tasks. Mundane, joyless days blend into each other. You trudge through your monotonous existence like an automaton. Your life is so devoid of anything thrilling you become excited at the sight of a new kitchen sponge. Or perhaps that's...

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Together Again #WriteBravely #Day 1

Welcome to the Festival of Words 2018! What on earth is that, you ask? Read about it here. I'm joining in for the first time, because I never really knew about it before. But better late than never, as the saying goes! So let's get this party started, as P!nk says... Or something... For day one,...

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