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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
The Evil Eye. Creative Nonfiction
“But you hate coding.” My mother’s voice echoes over the divide of impossible horizons. "No," I give her the evil eye, "I love coding.” She laughs and laughs. She laughs so hard that my
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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
Seagull’s Heart
I was down on the beach with a heartbreak so profound that it made me brittle. Shaun had left me for his best friend, a dude; a guy. It was achingly disappointing. It was devastating. My mind was a turbulent
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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
A Small Miracle (fiction)
A Small Miracle In some distant corner of his reality, he understood that the tenuous thread that anchored his sanity was unraveling at lightning speed. The chemical, rank stink of disinfectant assailed
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The MINIMALIST
3y
Published via Ecency
Bits and Bobs
It’s often hard to see yourself accurately reflected in the mirror of life. Sometimes the image that you see reflected there can be more than a little unsettling. What I see in my mirror is somewhat
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Cinnamon Cup Coffee
3y
Published via Ecency
The Coffee Keeper
"She’s special, Juan. Basically, there’s coffee flowing in her veins. If you know what I mean?" Sara shielded her eyes with an outstretched hand on her brow. The sky looked mean, ready to blow
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Plant Power (Vegan)
3y
Published via Ecency
Upside down balsamic tomato tarts
Upside down tarts are having a moment. They’re all over social media and my email inbox advertises sweet and savory versions everyday. That’s all good and well, I love tarts (who doesn’t), but the thing
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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
Betrayed(fiction)
The view from the balcony was breathtaking: an azure ocean dotted with colorful boats under cottony clouds floating across the bright blue. The aura of the day was enough to make anyone joyful, but Sasha’s
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NeedleWorkMonday
3y
Published via Ecency
The Dress from Hell. OMG
It’s so difficult when you’re put in the unenviable position of having to make a garment that’s out of your “skill set” zone. My sister-in-law asked me to make her niece’s prom dress and I readily agreed
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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
A whistle on the wind
A whistle on the wind Dark clouds rode in angry formation on the crisp afternoon breeze. The ambient humidity warned Alfie that rain or even snow was on the cards. The stiff latch on the garden gate diverted
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Cinnamon Cup Coffee
3y
Published via Ecency
The secrets of the universe
Option 2: A stray dog approaches you and begins talking. It asks for coffee, and you happen to have some in a thermos. Do you share a cup of coffee with the dog? If so, what does it have to talk about?
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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
Deep
Deep Jay sat on the precipice. The long drop over the water was exciting for him. It made him feel alive. His legs dangled over the smooth, wet rock that hovered over the rushing waves. The sound of a
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Cinnamon Cup Coffee
3y
Published via Ecency
The Inner Circle
Option 1: The secret to immortality has been found! All you have to do is smell coffee and never drink it. Scientists are baffled by this. No wonder the answer was so elusive! Tell us what you will do
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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
Shattered
Shattered Sweet serenity. A luxury for the soul. Where have the days gone? Where did they go? There we were, the two of us. Tight as kittens in a basket. So charged with the pulse of possibility. Joy riding
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Foodies Bee Hive
3y
Published via Ecency
Red salad
Red Salad A few weeks ago my brother sent me a salad from a restaurant in their area. They sent over a basket of goodies, which included vegan ice cream, a selection of vegan pies and a beetroot and butternut
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Cinnamon Cup Coffee
3y
Published via Ecency
A broken teapot tea party
I’m on a mission to tidy up, clean out my house and deliver myself from junk. While rummaging about in a storage cupboard I came across an old silver tea set that looked in sore need of some love. It’s
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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
Yellow daffodils
There are flowers on offer at the market today; not just any flowers, they’re offering yellow daffodils. Beautiful, creamy-soft, pale lemon daffodils. Flowers perfume the air as I try not to look at the
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Cinnamon Cup Coffee
3y
Published via Ecency
Mom
Most of all it’s about coffee, because without coffee my wonderful, sublimely talented and unique mother and I, might murder each other. That’s right, folks—death on an ordinary afternoon in suburbia,
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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
A Date with Wine
Candice considered herself in the glass of her dressing table mirror. "You don’t look too bad for forty," she grinned, contorting her face and turning this way and that to inspect herself for
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Cinnamon Cup Coffee
3y
Published via Ecency
A Steam of Coffee
Sunlight pooled, throwing my steaming cup of coffee into relief. It made the foamy-topped cup look incredibly inviting. The morning stretched before me like a rare, self-indulgent gift. The only sound
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The Ink Well
3y
Published via Ecency
A Stitch in Time
I felt as if my heart had burst out of my chest; it couldn’t contain my dread. The walls of the bathroom in my brother’s house seemed to amplify my noise. I looked at my tear-stained face in the mirror
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