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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #040

Posted on June 25, 2025 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 there are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: June Flowers and Bits

Posted on June 24, 2025 by crispina kemp

A miscellany of photos taken during our walk on 14th June 2025. Enjoy Evidence of last night’s rain! 🔼🔽 Foxgloves now replace the bluebells, but their season is nearly done This white froth is a head of elder flowers (grandma … Continue reading →

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Seed Fall Chapter 22

Posted on June 23, 2025 by crispina kemp

Chapter Twenty-Two of my current wip. As before, all and any comments very much appreciated Please note: This is a weekly post Pendoling Curses! Jess halted. Pulled back. Lost balance. And sat with a painful crash on the rocky track. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Keeping It Local

Posted on June 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

14th June 2025, Met Office forecasts temps of 23C. That’s my cut-off for walking (doctor’s orders) though with a good blustery breeze I should be fine. Even so, we decide to keep it local. With less time on buses, we … Continue reading →

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I Bet He Thinks Me Just A Child

Posted on June 21, 2025 by crispina kemp

He lived next door to my best friend That school holiday I hoped would never end Many the reasons I found to visit Hoping he’d be at home that day But he worked, and worked away Wheat-white hair and ice-blue … Continue reading →

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Whispers and Echoes

Posted on June 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Sammi asked for submissions for her online magazine, Whispers and Echoes So I submitted a poem and today she published it Thank you, Sammi 🙏🥰 Pandora’s Curse | Crispina Kemp

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CCC039: Nobody’s Asking

Posted on June 19, 2025 by crispina kemp

Jessie and Ethel grazing the grasses Cast longing looks at the people that passes Those folks only hear the looing and burping They don’t hear any sounds of the rear-end working Jessie and Ethel could tell them why The ingenious … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #039

Posted on June 18, 2025 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 there are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: More Whitlingham Shots

Posted on June 17, 2025 by crispina kemp

A miscellany of the photos I took at Whitlingham on 4th June 2025. Enjoy Pretty wayside blossoms of the blackberry bramble 🔼 A bee enjoying the pollen on offer 🔼🔽 and a shield bug. At this point I’m thinking insects … Continue reading →

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Seed Fall Chapter 21

Posted on June 16, 2025 by crispina kemp

Chapter Twenty-One of my current wip. As before, all and any comments very much appreciated Please note: This is a weekly post The Itamakki was sprawled face down on a dry scree, blood thick over her arms and her cheeks. … Continue reading →

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