Monthly Archives: January 2026

The Fluidity of Water

Posted on January 31, 2026 by crispina kemp

Starting a new year of Maria’s Photo Challenge, and I think we can agree that this otter, spotted while I was crossing a bridge, qualifies for F for Flowing

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Ode to 3iAtlas

Posted on January 31, 2026 by crispina kemp

Another day of dismal grey Nothing other since that fateful day When that intergalactic object made its flyby Drew our sun’s plasmic teeth Blasted Earth’s unprotected fragile feet Volcanic eruptions Seismic quakes Climate screwed all to hell More mournful than … Continue reading →

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CCC071: The Top Award

Posted on January 29, 2026 by crispina kemp

Melissa stood in line and patiently awaited her turn. So far, those ahead of her had been awarded the basic white. Would that be her status too? After all her work and her…yes, her daring-do? Plain, boring, solid, white. But … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #071

Posted on January 28, 2026 by crispina kemp

Every Wednesday I’ll post FOUR photos (if you want to get a head start you’ll find them marked in that week’s Sunday Picture Post and Tuesday Treats). Lots of choice! And here they are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Sunny Side Up

Posted on January 27, 2026 by crispina kemp

A selection of photos from my deep-deep archive (10th May 2017) to bring a little colour and sun and freshness into our lives. Enjoy 🔼 Stitchwort… in company with vetch 🔽 🔽 Cuckoo Flower aka Lady’s Smock Two prickly bushes! … Continue reading →

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Words On Writing Issue #3

Posted on January 26, 2026 by crispina kemp

To plot or not to plot… That is the question often discussed, debated and sometimes hotly thrashed out by fiction writers. Especially when in the process of advising, encouraging and most times confusing newbies. For the uninitiated, to plot means … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Walking On Sunshine

Posted on January 25, 2026 by crispina kemp

Another week of dismal weather sent me scuttling into the archives in search of fairer days. And here’s what I found. 10th May 2017. We bus into Norwich, then out to Blofield Heath. From there we’re walking via South Walsham … Continue reading →

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That Deceitful Demon

Posted on January 24, 2026 by crispina kemp

I resent the day that I met her That demon who wrapped me and weighted me with a fetter And, oh my god, how willingly I let her When she said try this on It’ll make you feel better She … Continue reading →

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CCC070: I Told Her

Posted on January 22, 2026 by crispina kemp

I told her she ought to eat more I told her that dieting rubbish would do her no good I told her Now look at her Not a scrap of meat, just a bag of bones I tell you, it’ll … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #070

Posted on January 21, 2026 by crispina kemp

Every Wednesday I’ll post FOUR photos (if you want to get a head start you’ll find them marked in that week’s Sunday Picture Post and Tuesday Treats). Lots of choice! And here they are:   You respond with something CREATIVE. … Continue reading →

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