Category Archives: Mostly Micro

CCC277: Footless

Posted on February 29, 2024 by crispina kemp

It was their meeting place. Or was until the day they found the body. Female. Blonde. Bleached, with dark roots at least two inches long. A nurse. Or maybe a care assistant, or a cleaner. They were too busy discussing … Continue reading →

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CCC276: Larry the Master Tiler

Posted on February 22, 2024 by crispina kemp

Larry was a master tiler. Never a more talented man. But he never could play it straight. Always punching for the joke, that was Larry. He left instructions for when he died, that he wanted to be buried behind this … Continue reading →

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Glenda the Goose

Posted on February 18, 2024 by crispina kemp

Ever since an ungainly gosling, Glenda hasn’t wanted to join with the gang – those gaggling girls with their goggling at the glorified guys, all greedily grappling for the grass and grain. Most ungregarious, is Glenda. 35 words written for … Continue reading →

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CCC275: Another of Jack’s Crazy Plans

Posted on February 15, 2024 by crispina kemp

We could hear the tide rolling in behind us, chasing us across the foreshore. But we’d soon be safe. We could see from the dryness of sand that the tide didn’t lap the cliffs. We just had to get that … Continue reading →

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Problems at the Foundational School For All Things Grey

Posted on January 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Now listen to this, guys—no, no, quieten down, I’ve something important to say. And so began Melinda Black’s day Head teacher at the Foundational School of All Things Grey It wasn’t easy to get their attention Even when she threatened … Continue reading →

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CCC271: The Race Was On

Posted on January 18, 2024 by crispina kemp

Ivy and Sunflower agreed to have a race. Who could reach the sky first. Ivy was slow at the off, while Sunflower shot up, way ahead. But then came the storm – which laid Sunflower flat. Meanwhile, Ivy lazily climbed. … Continue reading →

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CCC270: Where, What, Who?

Posted on January 11, 2024 by crispina kemp

Doctor, what have you done? And where have you put us? This is not Earth 1968.  

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CCC269: Sorry, I’ll Come Back Another Day

Posted on January 4, 2024 by crispina kemp

“Bertie, leave that dirty old bowl alone.” “But Maisy, look, there’s something in it.” “Dead fish, of course, you lout. What else would you find in an old fishbowl?” But it wasn’t fish. These were figures, human figures, and they … Continue reading →

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CCC268: The Fairies Debate

Posted on December 28, 2023 by crispina kemp

“Pretty,” Avlyn eventually decided, having stared for a very long time at the scene set before her. “You don’t like it.” Being poetically inclined, Dervyle picked up on such things. “It’s misappropriation, we’re not Christians,” Avlyn said in justification. “They … Continue reading →

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Solstice Fire

Posted on December 23, 2023 by crispina kemp

Solstice morning. But Jill still had her chores. First was to fetch the water. It was still dark when she collected the bucket, slipped her feet into the wooden-soled shoes and clattered across the frosted cobbles to the well. The … Continue reading →

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