Tag: tiny story
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Meadow Tea Party (Snapshot Stories 41)
The little girl wandered through the sunny meadow. In her hands, she carefully carried a tiny picnic rug and a toy tea set which included a teapot, 4 cups and saucers all on a tray, all decorated with delicate lilacs and roses. The meadow was filled with bright green grass in every direction, and bright,…
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Scattered Stars (Snapshot Stories 39)
Between the scattered stars, the moon rises bright and shy. The darkness all around is alive with the careful, cheerful, busy songs of unseen creatures as they get on with their night-lives. And if you breathe in deep, you can smell the faint scent of the rain-dropped frangipanis around you. Or, if you prefer the…
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The Sea Was Flat (Snapshot Stories 37)
The sea was flat, and heat claimed the night. Somewhere, a dog barked.And her imagination painted smugglers onto the pale, empty sands. Backstory: probably one of my microfics that I’m proudest of. It’s probably nearly 10 years old now. There is a longer story attached to this which still lives in my head. One day……
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The Bird of Cold and Stars (Snapshot Stories 25)
On a grey, ice-cold day in the mountains, the bird left the sky. In much the same way an autumn leaf drifts to earth when it is ready to leave its tree, the bird quietly slipped through the bitter wind currents to land on the brown earth. In a nearby hedge of gnarled wisteria trunks,…
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