Category Archives: Mostly Micro

Tangerine Dreams and Apricot Kisses CCC6

Posted on December 20, 2018 by crispina kemp

An hour before sunset on a hot August day mists rise, hints of tangerine, apricot kisses still waters beneath, spread in negative echoes a leaden flow into mercury pools. Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge #6

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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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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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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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Tribute to the Man CCC3

Posted on November 29, 2018 by crispina kemp

I knew the man I loved him dearly When he died I had him carved And set beside me.

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The Proposal CCC2

Posted on November 22, 2018 by crispina kemp

‘We’ll go to Amsterdam.’ Yea? When? ‘For our honeymoon.’ Is that a proposal? He nodded. We’ll fly? He shook his head. By train, then; via the Chunnel? He shook his head. ‘By boat.’ Yea? The ferry? From Harwich? He shook … Continue reading →

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Bobby’s Last Post CCC1

Posted on November 15, 2018 by crispina kemp

‘Go whitewash the last post,’ the corporal said. But young Bobby was expecting it; they always messed with the new recruits. They thought he’d set off on a frantic search of the barracks, trying to find the last post. Instead, … Continue reading →

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An Apprentice Ship

Posted on July 22, 2018 by crispina kemp

So I left the house at quarter-to-eight, turned right into the row (that’s a very narrow lane to you, speciality of Gt Yarmouth), to meet up with my daughter who was waiting for me on the farside of the river … Continue reading →

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It All Began

Posted on July 15, 2018 by crispina kemp

“It all began when Jan met Ned.” No. Wrong. Wrong? Everything that ever had happened in Jan’s life led to that moment. Ditto for Ned. Fine. “It all began when Jan was born, three years to the day after Ned.” … Continue reading →

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