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Pensives – 14 June 2021
Choose one of the following prompts to write 500 words: Choose a formative event in your life. Write the scene with setting details, who was there, what happened.Write a significant…
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Creative People
They have a mind that never slows down. The creative mind is a non-stop machine fueled by intense curiosity. There is no pause button and no way to power it down. This can…
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Unforgettable Experiences
My husband and I love to travel and we have had many great experiences. However, there is one that stands out and that we will remember forever. In Mexico, we…
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Launching books during pandemic lockdowns
I have to say I’ve been to more book launches around the world in the past year than I could have dreamed of. Technology made it possible. Thanks to an…
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Take a bridge
Bridges are endlessly fascinating. They link banks of a river, countries, offer the scope for escape or to reach a new destination. Their construction is sometimes improbable, giving the idea…
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Hair, our Crowning Glory
At least that’s what women are led to believe from an early age and the beauty industry is more than happy to divest us of our money in pursuit of…
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Pensive 3 May 2021
We hadn’t noticed anything at first, and we’d had a few drinks. It was the first night of our last vacation in the boondocks of Louisiana. There was something .…
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Mind Your Language
I’m fascinated by languages. I’ve Advanced levels in French and German, studied Japanese for a time and picked up some useful bits of Arabic in the Middle East. German came…
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Introducing Pens around the World
Introducing Pens Around the World, a new community of writers working in English and far-flung placesassociating over the Inte