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Tag: prose

Guest Post: Escaping Evil by Revis Edgewater

January 7, 2017August 1, 20203 Comments

Talented writer Revis Edgewater from 33 Grams of Blog leaves us spellbound this week with an original story based on a quote from my all time favourite book. This is his second part of our Cheer Pepper collaboration - the first can be found on his blog here. "On the sea he wished to meet it, … Continue reading Guest Post: Escaping Evil by Revis Edgewater

The Veil of Light

March 18, 2016December 31, 2020Leave a comment

Anyone looking at Marlowe’s Pride had to think that Marlowe was either short- sighted or very forgiving. With a battered hull only a mother could love, the little trawler cowered low behind the flagstones of Owenstown harbour, sneaking a random peek over the harbour wall as it bobbed gently in the shallow waters. Most of … Continue reading The Veil of Light

The Journey

March 17, 2016December 31, 2020Leave a comment

I see them scurry and flee. They race past me, sometimes crossing paths, at other times following in the wake of another. Each one a little protective cocoon battling against the overwhelming force of the steel giant as it carves a path through them. With my cheek pressed against the window it seems that they’re … Continue reading The Journey

The Blue Mariner

March 16, 2016December 31, 2020Leave a comment

A reinvention of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Brave Tin Soldier”  The salvage vessel 'Blue Mariner' eased gently into the docking port of the orbiting Eoli mining station. Whining turbines spun into life as recycled air was pumped into the airlock, re-pressurising the umbilical corridor. After a few moments the noise subsided and the outer hull … Continue reading The Blue Mariner

Onutė and the Oak Tree

March 13, 2016December 31, 2020Leave a comment

Onutė left the house early with her brother Antanas. Their mother had sent them to gather wild mushrooms and berries, typical of the Dzukija region in southern Lithuania. These they hoped to sell to highway travellers. If they made enough money, Father had promised, they would all travel to the Kaziukas fair next sunday. Onutė … Continue reading Onutė and the Oak Tree

Coffee Pot

March 12, 2016December 31, 2020Leave a comment

I scratch a long nail across my chin as I contemplate the blank page before me. The words are on vacation, out of the office. Frustrated, I knead my temple, trying to coax them back to me. My skin is taught, over stretched. Outside a lawnmower, churning its way over my neighbour’s lawn, drones against … Continue reading Coffee Pot

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