Author: AngelaEnglisch
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12 Short Stories – The Question
in storiesMy first short story for 2023 and my 11th with deadlinesforwriters.com: Shouldn’t graduation be the first step into being able to choose your own future? Eto certainly thinks so but not everyone agrees. Read more
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21st of December – I get a little warm in my heart
What is your hope based on? This is the last post in my series about activities for the eight holidays throughout the wheel of the year. We are now at the winter solstice. Almost exactly two years ago, I wrote a blog post about the winter solstice on the 21st of December. There are a few traditional… Read more
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At the same time
How can I contribute less to polarising the world? There are some things that I have “known” intellectually only for a long time. Some of them I have read or heard about and thought: “That makes a lot of sense.” Yet a lot of these things only really take effect on my life when they… Read more
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12 Short Stories – Strange
in storiesMy 10th short story for 2022 based on a prompt from deadlinesforwriters.com: aul shares a park bench at the lake with an elderly genteman. Read more
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12 Short Stories – Not my
in storiesPart 9 of my “12 Short Stories” – Challenge Based on a prompt by Mia from deadlinesforwriters.com There is nothing like being good neighbours There was a parcel on the doorstep when Helen came home. She bent down to pick it up and figured that the postman had misread the address. Theirs was number 13 and this package was supposed to go… Read more
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21st of June: Long slow summer days
How to refill your batteries at the beginning of summer This is my summer solstice post in my series about activities for the eight holidays throughout the wheel of the year. We are now at the beginning of summer. Almost exactly two years ago, I wrote a blog post about the 21st of June. There… Read more
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12 Short Stories – False
in storiesPart 8 of my “12 Short Stories” – Challenge Based on a prompt by Mia from deadlinesforwriters.com Who are you? ‘I keep telling you, you have got all this totally wrong!’ Paul can hear Helen shouting through the open front door. He rushes in and there she is, paler than usual and face to face with a man… Read more
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12 Short Stories – Child
in storiesPart 7 of my “12 Short Stories” – Challenge Based on a prompt by Mia from deadlinesforwriters.com On The Way Down He realised he had not touched his toes with his legs straight in decades. There had never been any reason to. Now he found himself among a couple of teens, some middle-aged women and one man well… Read more
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12 Short Stories – As long as
in storiesPart 6 of my “12 Short Stories” – Challenge Based on a prompt by Mia from deadlinesforwriters.com Conditioned Helen lay dozing in her hammock on a warm July afternoon, when she heard a strange chomping sound from about three feet away. She was wide awake instantly. Paul had left for a business trip, and the neighbours did not… Read more
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12 Short Stories – Permanent
in storiesPart 4 of my “12 Short Stories” – Challenge Based on a prompt by Mia from deadlinesforwriters.com Nihil permanet, nec atramentum Paul stared at the letter. He had not expected to win, especially not the main prize. He had only taken part because the riddle had been entertaining and there had been some interesting gadgets among the other… Read more
