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3 Line Tales, Week 229: Linger

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3 Line Tales 229: Linger

Below is my submission to 3 Line Tales: Week 229

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The specter stood before the window staring at a stream of visitors making their way toward the castle, the citadel he had sacrificed his fortune to build and his life in failing to defend.

Endless days came and went with only a single haunting question remaining.

“History passes through the world like a breeze shifting clouds in the sky or grass in the meadow, but when will I” he thought, “When will I?”

Thank you, Sonya, for another wonderful prompt!

3 Line Tales, Week 3: Cheshire

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This is my submission for 3 Line Tales, Week 3.  I’m sorry Sonya, I went over by a line… I  had to.  I am all for being flogged if necessary.

I used a quote this week.  Looking up at that moon, the idea struck me like a lightning bolt.  One of my most beloved characters in one of the greatest stories ever told.  I couldn’t resist. Continue reading →

Three Line Tales: Only Meat.

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I’m white with brown spots and you’re brown with white spots.

Why the hell does colour even matter?

We’re all just meat.

 

This is my submission to Only 100 Words blog event/challenge.  This is round one of this challenge, so be gentle with me.  I agree with A Little Bit of Nervous Energy, this is a great brain challenge!

If you would like to join the challenge please visit Sonya’s blog here.  I hate to sound like a parrot, but I concur again with my fellow poster, you should spend some time looking through her works as well.  She does marvellous things with so very few words.  I have to ramble on to get to the punch.  She does it in a paragraph.  Colour me jealous.