Category Archives: Mostly Micro

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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CCC265: Switched By The Blue Witch

Posted on December 7, 2023 by crispina kemp

How was Eric to know that beyond that fence was the blue witch’s domain? Never again would he ramp through that glade with his wife and young son. Cast into blue beasts, that’s a strong fine for the crime of … Continue reading →

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CCC262: Anne and Martin of Sorrel Farm

Posted on November 16, 2023 by crispina kemp

Anne turned her car into the lane, to see Sorrell Farm growing larger, advancing towards her. She sighed and smiled. Her every teen summer spent here, with her grandma. Sad the day her grandma died. But the farm stayed in … Continue reading →

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A Big Guy With An Axe

Posted on November 11, 2023 by crispina kemp

Describe… Well, he was kinda tall and kinda wide. A big guy. Ascribe… I’d say he was possibly a Viking. Could be I think that cos of his axe. Subscribe… No, I don’t subscribe to the theory all Vikings were … Continue reading →

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CCC261: Alf the Traumatised Tree

Posted on November 9, 2023 by crispina kemp

As a youngster, no more than maybe twenty years old, Alf heard the local children discussing the meaning of his name. Alf. He didn’t stop to consider how they knew his name, but immediately reacted. Alien. Life. Form. But he … Continue reading →

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CCC260: Killer Gran

Posted on November 2, 2023 by crispina kemp

Harry didn’t believe all that talk of a killer stalking the woods and didn’t want to stay home, nice and safe, while his grandma was out at the shops. He snuck out the back door and ran like crazy to … Continue reading →

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They Called Her Didz

Posted on October 28, 2023 by crispina kemp

Her family called her Didz, and only her family knew why. She had strange memories, memories that didn’t tally with anyone else. She’d say, You remember that time when… And her family would sadly shake their heads. Folks thought her a … Continue reading →

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CCC259: The Treasure Hunt

Posted on October 26, 2023 by crispina kemp

Are you sure this is the place? What does the poem say? ‘Beside a river yawning.’ And? This is the River Yare. Yare, yawn, close. I suppose. ‘Beneath a cover dawning.’ What’s that supposed to mean? Open to the sky? … Continue reading →

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