Category Archives: Mostly Micro

CCC231: The Things You See

Posted on April 13, 2023 by crispina kemp

The things you see when walking your dog. Dead bodies – they’re always found by dogwalkers. And couples coupling. I’ve never encountered either. But I did see this. Is it a drug deal? Or a trade in diamonds? Amsterdam is … Continue reading →

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CCC226: Three Little Pigs

Posted on March 9, 2023 by crispina kemp

I met a man as I passed the field. “Nice day,” he said. “Will be…when the sun shines.” And then I thought, while I had his attention. “You’re local?” “Yea,” he said. “Last time I passed here there were pigs … Continue reading →

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Sixth Out From The Sun

Posted on February 18, 2023 by crispina kemp

Jo deemed it utterly unfair. It wasn’t his fault if he came across as cold, remote, unfriendly. It was down to his birth order and he’d had no control over that. Three older sisters, and two brothers, the sixth child … Continue reading →

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CCC223: No Goblins Today

Posted on February 16, 2023 by crispina kemp

Spindle-Legs called to Nimble-Fingers, “Come on, let’s hurry it. The swings are free, the goblins aren’t here today!” The two play-friends had just hitched themselves onto the high swings and were working them into an exhilarating arc, whooping and laughing … Continue reading →

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CCC220: Of Frost Giants and Wood Elves

Posted on January 26, 2023 by crispina kemp

The wood-elves danced till breaking dawn. But breaking dawn brought down the frost. “Too soon!” some few still-sober dancers roared, which to the rushing swirling waters beneath the bridge sounded more like a rustling, less than a whispering. The frost-giants’ … Continue reading →

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CCC219: Charlie’s Aunt

Posted on January 19, 2023 by crispina kemp

Charlie sat on his favourite seat, high on Cannon Hill. Folks might have thought he was gazing out to sea. They might have thought – with how often he was there – that he was waiting for something or someone. … Continue reading →

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Intrigue

Posted on January 14, 2023 by crispina kemp

It was cryptic, the script which lay before me, written in an Elizabethan Secretarial Hand. By the spymaster himself? Could it be? It was well preserved; it must have been the best quality vellum, and first time used, not marred … Continue reading →

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CCC218: Waiting

Posted on January 12, 2023 by crispina kemp

The photographers lined the bank, standing just clear of the water, their humble identities lost amongst the pressing media reporters. For the waters of this lake had been steadily rising these past few days – and it wasn’t because of … Continue reading →

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CCC216: A Glimpse of Narnia

Posted on December 29, 2022 by crispina kemp

We’d known about Narnia – and who did not? But that magical land was accessed via a stately wardrobe thick with fur coats. And who had anything so grand in these days of fake furs and Ikea. We weren’t expecting … Continue reading →

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Henry’s First Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2022 by crispina kemp

A short story for Christmas, first published in 2014. Enjoy At the subtle slip of the key in the lock I whizzed around, clearing the evidence of today’s activities. Henry opened the door from vestibule to living room; I opened … Continue reading →

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