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JustJoy
@justjoy
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Retired English teacher. I love hiking and swimming in the ocean. I breathe to write, paint and have fun.
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justjoy
fiction
2019-09-20 12:09
Three benefactors AND a win!
My name is Lucas and since having a benefactor, my life is different, significantly different. I should actually say I have 3 benefactors and even though they are much older than I am I have been told
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powerhousecreatives
2019-09-17 15:14
11 year old to the RESCUE.
I have read that there are moments in your life when stuff beyond your control can change things. My name is Lucas and I can testify that there came that exact moment in my life when EVERYTHING changed.
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justjoy
life
2019-09-15 06:25
Tilda the pup teaches his humans a lesson worth learning. (True story)
Lila took the fresh muffins from the oven. The kitchen smelled of cheese and ham and she switched on the coffee machine to warm up. Wil and Vi were coming to her home to hear the next story that she had
justjoy
creativity
2019-09-13 06:25
Fire! Drakensberg drama. A true story.
A spark in the dry grass can send a fire racing down the escarpment of the mighty Drakensberg mountains in South Africa to burn farms, homesteads animals and anything in its path. Winter often has snow
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creativity
2019-09-09 20:38
Romance in middle age?
Moonlight and roses?’ wondered Wil, ‘or the enticing smell of beef slowly roasting with herbs? I know what works for me!’ His nose twitched appreciatively as he approached Vi’s cottage and his taste buds
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creativity
2019-09-08 06:13
Rising from the ashes...........
Wil opened the email addressed to the ‘Wil, Lil and Vi survivors’ club. ‘I’m a medical student,’ she read, ‘and through a relative of a doctor by the name of Mary Verghese I have come to learn the difference
justjoy
story
2019-09-05 20:19
And the Truth shall set you Free.
Wil was very thoughtful. He pondered his final words after the group celebrated their previous ‘Survivor story’. ‘And the truth shall set you free’, he had said as the 3 friends celebrated Nancy’s story
justjoy
fiction
2019-09-03 16:39
Everyone deserves a fair hearing........
The dilemma before the 3 ‘Survivors’ was not complicated. Nancy had told them her survival story and asked for help. She had been raped, forced into a relationship that was dominated by a man she barely
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-31 01:30
The Wil, Lil and Vi Survivors' club. Part 7
An emergency meeting for the Survivors' Club was arranged by Wil. Lil and Vi met in a designer Bistro and the 3 friends ordered their favourite coffees……..a red cappuccino for Lila, and they settled down
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-29 05:00
The Wil, Lil and Vi Survivors' club. CHANGED from Where there's a Will there's a Way. Part 6
A spicy smell tickled the nostrils of Vi and Lila as they arrived at Wil’s apartment overlooking the city. ‘Mmmmmm, I think we’re in for a messy treat,’ laughed Lila. ‘A hint of Mexican perhaps?’ agreed
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-27 04:50
Where there's a Will there's a Way Part 5
As promised, Lila served the crispiest, tastiest sausage rolls at her sundowner picnic. They had a tang of Dijon mustard and her guests enjoyed them along with her ‘Snakespit’ concoction. Sipping and munching
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-24 15:21
Where there's a Wil there's a Way. Part 4.
‘Never make your own bread rolls from scratch if you have a decent grocery store near you,’ announced a jubilant Wil when the three met at Vi’s cottage for lunch. ‘Simply save yourself a LOT of trouble
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-21 05:18
Where there's a will there's a way. Part 3
‘The secret of my steak marinade is that all the herbs come from my garden……………yes, even the garlic!’ announced Wil triumphantly as he came out onto the patio where the coals were glowing, ready for the
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-19 08:33
Where there's a will there's a way. Part 2.
‘When I was in Malaysia recently I saw people flocking to the scene of a horrible accident and was intrigued to see many of them looking carefully and writing something down!’ Vi and Lila stared at William
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-17 06:37
Where there's a will there's a way.
The coastal coach taking Lila to her destination was bumpy on the potholed roads to each rural stop, but she leant her head against the glass and listened to Il Divo playing on her Ipod. She went into
justjoy
life
2019-08-14 19:37
'Samson' has his hair cut!
Hagred is a handsome beast by anyone’s standards. He is dark with a saturnine (don’t worry about it, sounds good!) look in his eye. Strangely he also has a dreamy poetic air about him for those of a more
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-11 20:36
School..............A case of bullying?
Instalment 5 of Message in a bottle for Trevor. Bill Johnson used his considerable influence and Trevor was enrolled into the prestigious government school named JB High School for Boys. It was named after
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-08 06:06
Surf's UP'!
Surf’s up! Instalment 5 of Message in a bottle for Trevor. No sooner was my one eyed teddy (from my babyhood days I admit with no shame) sitting on the bookshelf of my new room and my clothes in the cupboard,
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-05 09:55
Message in a bottle for Trevor. Instalment 4
From the car we were escorted to a dining room overlooking the Indian Ocean. We had come in under the discreet and handsome sign, Attorneys at Law Browne, Browne and Johnson. Myra, my aunt Sarah and I
justjoy
fiction
2019-08-03 12:05
Message in a bottle for Trevor, Installment 3
My aunt Sarah’s dark blue eyes, exactly like my mom’s and mine, STARED at me. I thought they would be shining with joy and excitement at the stupendous offer we had just been given. A feeling of dread
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