Category Archives: Mostly Micro

Back In The Distant Day

Posted on June 6, 2026 by crispina kemp

Shunamn tapped his fingers Each one turned down as he counted It was the Alsime way Detah snorted The granary’s way was quicker Easier Huh, an abacus would have been even easier and quicker But Detah lived in the Western … Continue reading →

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CCC088: Bob’s Got A Barrow

Posted on May 28, 2026 by crispina kemp

Tom: Hey, Bob, whatchya doing there? Bob: Me? What’s it look like? Loading these stones into me barrow. Tom: But… why? Bob: Why’d yer think? It’d take an age to carry ‘em all. Tom: But… carry them to where? And … Continue reading →

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CCC083: Little Jimmy

Posted on April 23, 2026 by crispina kemp

He idolised his Uncle James, did Little Jimmy. But how I wished he wouldn’t try to emulate the man. Ha, emulate. Whoever told Jimmy that a fisherman was a master knot-tier needed his gullet sliced. It started the day Jimmy … Continue reading →

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CCC081: The Doctor’s House

Posted on April 9, 2026 by crispina kemp

The doctor’s house wasn’t on a bus route. I had to pick my way through a waterlogged meadow, deeply pitted by the cattle, then through a wood alive with every kind of biting thing. But eventually there was the road, … Continue reading →

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CCC079: The Clue

Posted on March 26, 2026 by crispina kemp

It was a clue, Jasmine realised that. Never mind that the rest of her group were laughing and saying ridiculous things about that concrete block. It was a clue. Jasmine just knew it. But a clue to what? A sphere. … 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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CCC067: Midsummer Hall

Posted on January 1, 2026 by crispina kemp

Chrissie stopped, her jaw dropped. But…but that wasn’t there yesterday. What was it? A bandstand? A summerhouse? Something more solid that’s not yet finished? And who had built it? The aliens? The aliens might design something so…unfamiliar. So too might … Continue reading →

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CCC065: God of the Bounds

Posted on December 18, 2025 by crispina kemp

Long-long long-long-long ago in a faraway land there dwelt a god. A devious, scheming, thieving god. So troublesome this god, the people of that place wouldn’t allow him into their town. “You’re to keep your troublesome ways away from us. … Continue reading →

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CCC063: The Magician

Posted on December 4, 2025 by crispina kemp

Billy hefted the bicycle, crossbar resting on his shoulder. Five miles, his walk from school, but he counted that as a blessing. His only blessing of this day. Five miles, plentiful time to construct a story. Billy’s mother watched as … Continue reading →

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CCC061: Continuing The Tale of Jack and Jill

Posted on November 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Jack laid his head in Ma Yarrow’s lap He’d gone to her cos she had the knack Of healing wounds with an herb poultice-pack How did this happen? asked Ma Yarrow He claimed he’d slipped on a loose stone And … Continue reading →

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