Category Archives: Life

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1559: Another Environment Rant

Here I am, writing away. Writing, weaving, writing words, racing the clock. Racing the timer. Don’t know why I am as I don’t feel like doing so at the present moment, but that is what I am doing and doing … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1558: I was going somewhere, until I wasn’t

It has been a long few weeks. Incredibly long. So long that they extend beyond a reasonable acceptance of the flow of time. I’m just here, witnessing it all. Watching everything not make sense because of dramatic application. Definitely not … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1557: Writing About my Car

And so another few days pas and now we are here. Another few days of working slow and working slowly, and now we’re here. I’m here. I think I needed a break after writing far more words than I thought … Continue reading

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A Trip West

I’d loaded everything into the car the night prior to cut down on time spent in the morning, and I’m not sure how much it paid off, but I do know I was in the car pretty quickly. I didn’t … Continue reading

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A Trip North

It started with waking up early morning, getting ready and heading off. The drive up north was uneventful, though it was interesting, and at least pleasant enough. Left whilst still dark, arrived at the destination in the afternoon. Normally it … Continue reading

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Two Thousand Words in Twenty Minutes: More words than necessary

Alright, second attempt and I’m already slowing down. This is not good, but I can do it. I can try to do it, and do it I will, so I’m doing it. I’m doing it; I’m doing the writing and … Continue reading

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“Layla” in a Café

A good few weeks ago I was in Dirty Red, and the piano exit section of “Layla” was playing and it was quiet, and it made me think of Casino, when Robert De Niro’s character is talking about Las Vegas changing … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1556: Thoughts Coming and Going

I’m in one of those states where many, many thoughts are coming at me in quick succession. Cycling through them, moving away. They are as though vignettes that are refusing to formulate beyond their brief glimpses. They are complete, but … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 233: We Need to do More

Yesterday I wanted to do so much writing and I couldn’t. Or I could, but I didn’t persevere enough. That was, ultimately, the issue that I had, and now I’m here, sitting and rushing as I’m about to head out … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 232: Thoughts, Some Repeated

Alright, so I have about ten minutes and so I’m going to do a little bit of racing. Have been meaning to write a lot more this month than I have and it hasn’t been happening. Lack of sleep and … Continue reading

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