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Barbara Myatt

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It isn't all about winning

Weekly Contest #246

All Fun and Games : Prompt 5 It isn’t All About Winning Andrew loves to play Scrabble at the club for people like him, who have physical disabilities, which he attends each week. He is not greatly disabled but with increasing age, and following a stroke a few years ago, he has been finding walking increasingly difficult. The aim of the club is twofold – to give the disabled person a little outing and a chance to mix with friends in a setting outside his own home, and also, maybe more importantly, to give his carer, in...

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A Must-Have Photo

Prompt 3 Write a story about a character who risks their life to take a photo A Must-have Photo Charlie was always a bit of an adrenaline-junkie. He was a storm-chaser & a risk-taker, going after anything, just for kicks. But sometimes his risk-taking took him over the edge – literally. Like so many of his generation, Charlie is attached, as if by super glue, to his mobile phone. He will never be seen without it in his hand, or in extreme situations, occasionally, in his pocket. He loves taking photos with it. Not endless selfies like some, ...

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Shadow Tail's Tale

Prompt 3. Write a story from the point of view of a non-human character. Shadow Tail’s Tale I am a common grey squirrel, (more accurately, a brownish-grey and white squirrel) but my scientific name is Sciurus, which means “Shadow Tail” in Greek, which in my humble opinion describes us perfectly. A suitably attractive name for such a handsome creature! But sadly, our attractiveness is not widely appreciated. My friends say I have a persecution complex. Maybe they’re right, except that, of course, we are persecuted, so it isn’t a complex, it’...

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After-Hours in the Louvre

Weekly Contest #242

After-Hours In the Louvre At the end of the day, the Louvre closes its doors on the last visitors of the day. The night porter checks through the echoing galleries, switching off lights as he goes. Silence reigns. “I think they’ve all gone now,” whispered Victorine. “Can I put some clothes on. It really isn’t very warm here now.” “But you look so beautiful,” protested Ferdinand. “It would be a shame to cover such loveliness.” “It’s alright for you two,” retorted the girl. “You’re wrapped up warmly in fine suits, & even a hat! & no-one is s...

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