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Mirrors (Story Fragment)

Every way she turned there was something reflecting her. She’d catch glimpses of her face, her legs or the whole of herself. Often it gave her a fright she didn’t connect to the person in the mirror. It wasn’t that she wasn’t self-aware it was the person reflected in the mirror was not who she was. It was like seeing herself in a costume she had forgotten she had put on. She tried not to look in mirrors for the most part but here she couldn’t avoid them. She was trapped in a house full of mirrors.

Image Writing Prompt #12

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Writing Prompt #12

‘We’ll have to find another way to get to those mountains.’

‘Why can’t we just walk through the flowers?’

‘Because we won’t make it through them alive.’

Image Writing Prompt #11

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Writing Prompt #11

‘Look a fox.’

‘That’s not a fox.’

‘Then what is it?’

‘A witch.’

Image Writing Prompt #10

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Writing Prompt #10:

‘Please don’t drive past, I don’t know how much longer I can stand here.’

Image Writing Prompt #9

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Writing Prompt #9:

‘There’s the castle.’

‘It’s still a day’s walk away.’

Image Writing Prompt #8

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Writing Prompt #8:

‘Which way is up?’

‘Watch the bubbles.’

Image Writing Prompt #7

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Writing Prompt #7:

‘Please don’t eat me.’

‘Why would I do that, humans taste terrible.’

Image Writing Prompt #6

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Writing Prompt #6:

‘Where are you going?’

‘To take a picture.’

‘Of what?’

‘I don’t know yet.’

Image Writing Prompt #5

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Writing Prompt #5:

‘So you don’t live in toadstools?’

‘Of course not what do you think we are common fairies.’

Image Writing Prompt #4

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Writing Prompt #4:

‘Who’s there?’

‘Me.’

‘Come in I’ll put a cuppa on.’

Image Writing Prompt #3

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Writing Prompt #3:

‘Run!’

‘Why?’

‘We have to get home before dark.’

‘Why?’

‘We’ll be eaten, now run!’

Image Writing Prompt #2

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Writing Prompt #2:

‘Are you a mermaid?’

‘No but people often mistake me for one.’

Image Writing Prompt #1

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Writing Prompt #1:

‘I’m not afraid of you.’

‘You should be I just turned into a wolf.’

‘But you’re still you.’

Apples Aren’t Free (Story Fragment)

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The apples clung to the branches in small unripe clusters. The tree was not quite leafy enough to hide them from sight. I waited expectantly for the birds to land. A crimson rosella landed, swayed for a second and tipped upside down. I leapt for its head by teeth snapped on empty air. I barked furiously as it flapped away. I lay down under the tree to wait panting a little. Another rosella landed, managing to stay upright. It sidled down the branch. I watched it carefully as the branch dipped lower under its weight. I stood up slowly muscles quivering with anticipation. I launched myself towards it jaws wide. I snapped them shut on a mouthful of feathers. I licked my mouth finding barely a trace of blood and the bird flapped away.