Inspiration point (IP)
We've had a few pieces recently on the theme of memory, looking back, and reflecting on times past. It's a rich source of material, and the variety of the writing, both fiction and fact, has been one of the joys. So this week's IP is 'looking back'. Fact, fiction, comedy, tragedy, and all points in between - I look forward to seeing the results!
Inspiration point
Nightmares
Going to sleep for me at one point in my life would leave me in a hot suffocating bed of sweats and fighting to breathe. The main scary part of my...
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A Trick Up One's Sleeve

I was petrified and couldn't scream.
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An Unbirthday Treat
He couldn’t scream. As ever it was soon over. Swift. Quick. Clean. *** It's my favourite night of the year. After waking from my afternoon nap I am...
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In The Calm Of Understanding
In The Calm Of Understanding I could scream… Or maybe heave a heavy sigh I could cry Or maybe dry my eye I could roar Or hush and die I could scream...
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From the Grave

There, in his doorway, she was. Staring emotionlessly at him, With eyes made of glass, Black to the very rim. He may have swept her into his tender...
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