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Into the Woods
Where it ends The child remained nestled in the covering that his mother had placed on him before she had left. Fire scorched the forest floor around him and there was a strange smell in the air that spoke of violent death and burnt wood, although he was too young to realise that. He was scared and uncertain of what was happening but tears did not come. He lay and soon, he was approached, the shadow of the figure shrouding him in darkness. He looked up as it bent towards him and waited.
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Fiction
A fishy tale
I don't have a pet but I have never been one to let a detail stop me from engaging in a challenge of any sort and especially not a rather enjoyable one like this, a story about my favorite pet moment. But how do I qualify for favorite pet moment if I have no animal companion?
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Petlife
English women's soccer in the ascendant
Soccer sensationalism (or football fever as us Brits would call it) is hitting Britain at the moment, or England at least, with the final of the UEFA Euro 2022 Football Championship being won by England after they beat Germany 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday July 31st.
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Cleats
Rise of the Memoir
I have just finished reading "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings", a book that I have known about for years but of which I never obtained a copy until recently. I had read poetry by Maya Angelou and enjoyed its power and positivity mixed with defiance and I was looking forward to what the first instalment of her life story had to offer. And it did not disappoint.
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Confessions
Inertia Train
It took a while for him to wake up. His eyelids were stiff and reluctant to open, sticky with the heaviness of deep sleep. His head felt like a boulder; slow and grey, unable to propel itself unless coaxed by another force, and so, he tried to reach his hand up to his head for reassurance that all was well. His hand resisted, as if he was asking it to move through treacle or thick mud; like a resistance band was around it.
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Fiction
