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Pigs in Muck

Posted on December 15, 2018 by crispina kemp

Year’s end approaching, I’m left with titles not so easy to fill. So you’ll forgive me if this one isn’t so obvious. As my dear old mum used to say: They’re happy as pigs in muck. #2018picoftheweek challenge: Happiness Don’t … Continue reading →

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The Green Lady Legend

Posted on December 15, 2018 by crispina kemp

There wasn’t a kid in the village who didn’t know about the Green Lady who haunted the tower. Just a tale to scare us kids, to keep inquisitive noses out of an old building no longer safe. Right? Yet it … Continue reading →

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Heartbroken Marvin CCC5

Posted on December 13, 2018 by crispina kemp

Drops of oil dripped from every orifice When he saw what they’d done to his beloved Alice. For Crimson’s Creative Challenge

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #5

Posted on December 12, 2018 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN Here’s how it works: Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.) You respond with something CREATIVE Here are some suggestions: An answering photo A … Continue reading →

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Sunday Fungi: Mama Fly

Posted on December 9, 2018 by crispina kemp

A while back I posted a photo of an emergent (baby) fly agaric … which sparked an interesting thread of comments. Well, here’s the fully grown version. It’s not often I arrive on the scene before the sparrows and squirrels … Continue reading →

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Against the Deep Shadows

Posted on December 8, 2018 by crispina kemp

Say “shadow” and we usually think of the shadow thrown by a standing object or person, as if shadow and object are one. Yet shadows are simply a lack of light, like where the sun don’t shine. Not sure of … Continue reading →

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The Asylum CCC4

Posted on December 6, 2018 by crispina kemp

They hunt us, the Hunters Why, what have you done? Told some lies, sold some fun They catch us, the catchers Strip us and thrash us Inside the ‘sylum. Done. For Crimson’s Creative Challenge #4

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #4

Posted on December 5, 2018 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN Here’s how it works: Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.) You respond with something CREATIVE Here are some suggestions: An answering photo A … Continue reading →

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Asaric Tales e-book Update #13

Posted on December 2, 2018 by crispina kemp

Asaric Axis (Asaric Tales Book Two) O yay! O yay! I finally got those rewrites in Book Two done, including the nightmare that was those dreams. That book is now out with a beta-reader and I await her feedback. Asaric … Continue reading →

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Finish the Story Dec#1

Posted on December 2, 2018 by crispina kemp

The Chapel Far beyond the city, in the middle of nowhere, sat a tiny chapel. No one knew who built it, why it was in the middle of nowhere, or why any traveler in need would always find the light … Continue reading →

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