Category Archives: Mostly Micro

These Wicked Cramps

Posted on October 15, 2022 by crispina kemp

Wicked cramps are gripping my legs Grampa says it’s because I lack magnesium And that’s why the accompanying restless jifling But that doesn’t answer this raging thirst Nor yet the intermittent vomiting Grandma says to dispose of that Not to … Continue reading →

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CCC205: 10,000 Fairy Lights

Posted on October 13, 2022 by crispina kemp

There had been sightings, but none around here – they’d been mostly in the south. So imagine our astonishment when the field ahead of us lit up like 10,000 fairy lights. After two years of darkness, the sun had found … Continue reading →

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CCC204: My Wish

Posted on October 6, 2022 by crispina kemp

I had expected to be alone on that shore. It wasn’t that I was doing anything illegal. No drug smuggling, no digging up protected plants or stealing Little Tern eggs. I just didn’t want to be seen. I didn’t want … Continue reading →

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CCC201: Special Agents

Posted on September 15, 2022 by crispina kemp

Billy and Trev were training to be special agents. This summer their project was to use the found-environment to pass secret messages. The railway company were not pleased to discover the theft of one of their signs. But they decided … Continue reading →

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CCC200: Old Jack

Posted on September 8, 2022 by crispina kemp

Old Jack…you know, I haven’t seen him for a year, maybe more. He used to sit here, on this seat on the bank, every day. He’d sit here and feed the ducks. Always ducks around his feet, scooping up the … Continue reading →

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Those Wingéd Things

Posted on September 3, 2022 by crispina kemp

What deterrent have you for those wingéd things That zoom down fast to attack the head Whose sharp end digs and draws my blood? Mosquitos? No, those avian beings. 29 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Avian

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CCC199: Jumbled Sail

Posted on September 1, 2022 by crispina kemp

So this is what’s meant by a “jumbled sail”? But they’re all motor cruisers. Though I wouldn’t mind a cheap “one-off” at a fiver. What do you mean, prices start at £500?

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Crying at the Discoteque

Posted on August 20, 2022 by crispina kemp

What, you’ve never heard of Alcazar? Where have you been all your life? Oh, I guess you don’t go clubbing. Go clubbing, went clubbing…ever went clubbing? And for you, the only music to come out of Sweden was Abba. Babe, … Continue reading →

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CCC196: Exhausted

Posted on August 11, 2022 by crispina kemp

I tell you, that Zeus, he chased me all over Crete. And the Aegean islands. All through Greece. And Italy. I tell you, I’m exhausted. But he didn’t get me. See that white cow over there? Europa; she didn’t run … Continue reading →

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With This Green Plastic Ring

Posted on July 30, 2022 by crispina kemp

Timmy waited outside the Girl’s Entrance, his tummy all a flutter. His hands, still damp from their unaccustomed washing, were jammed deep into his pocket. The rest of her class were out. Where was she? Ah! Here she comes, golden … Continue reading →

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