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Icy's Blunt Pencil

English - Creative Writing, Film Reviews, Fiction
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 15h ago

#FridayFlash - Eyes That See

The swing band in the corner fought for attention over the din of chatter in the hall. Women in furs quaffed champagne as their menfolk told dreary jokes and ignored the exhibits. Gabriel scowled at them – no appreciation for history at all. He’d assembled the finest pieces ancient Egypt could o
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 4d ago

Photo Prompt 86

New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you've come up with! If you don't comment on this entry, then I can't com
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 1w ago

#FridayFlash - The Vault of Lost Voices

Grimelda Purkiss waddled down Green Urchin Close. She pulled her shawl tighter as if to block out the foul smells of the narrow thoroughfare. She ducked to avoid a damp low-hanging sheet and tutted. Why the women of the Underground City chose to hang out their washing when they had no sun by whi
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 1W ago

Free Kindle Books!

Got a bit of a lovely post today since I'm able to tell you about two anthologies that are available for FREE on the Kindle, both today and tomorrow. The Red Book and The Yin and Yang Book are part of eMergent Publishing's Chinese Whisperings project, and you'll be able to pick them up for the pri
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 1W ago

Photo Prompt 85

New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you've come up with! If you don't comment on this entry, then I can't com
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 2W ago

#FridayFlash - The War

I dreamed of the bombers again last night. Their steady drone filled the air, and orange flames tore open the skies. I woke up with my hands clamped against my ears, fighting to block out the banshee wail of the sirens. I thought I smelled the damp earth of the shelter, and I expected to see my mo
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 2W ago

Photo Prompt 84

New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you've come up with! If you don't comment on this entry, then I can't com
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 2W ago

Ever decreasing word counts

I was having a discussion on Twitter about the fact that flash fiction seems to be taking precedence over short stories, but additionally, the length of flashes themselves is also reducing, resulting in more drabbles appearing online. The big question seemed to be...why is this? I think there ar
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 3W ago

#FridayFlash - Silhouette

Green digits flash in the darkness, proclaiming the hour to be 2am. The bathroom door opens, throwing a rectangle of harsh light across the filthy carpet. Bare feet avoid the sticky patches near the dresser. Serena's shadow looms large on the wall, the sickly glow from the muted TV turning the sil
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Icy's Blunt Pencil · 3W ago

Photo Prompt 83

New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you've come up with! If you don't comment on this entry, then I can't com
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