Tag: Letters
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Her Secret Life: Torn
Authors note: This is a follow on to my earlier story ‘Her Secret Life’ and is one of several additions that are a work in progress. A tempest of emotions thrummed through my veins as I spread the photos out on the kitchen table. It was all there, in bright vivid colour. The quality of…
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Moments and Memories
Marjorie’s hair was neatly set, as it was every time I stopped by. She woke up early every morning and put on her rose pink lipstick and some blush. Even in her eighties, she insisted on keeping up her appearance. Today she wore a dress with a thin belt, an elegant beaded necklace and in…
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Dinner at Eight
The late dinner was delightful, an exquisite masterpiece prepared with the utmost care by the chef. The steak was cooked to perfection, a beautiful line of pink through the middle and delicately tender on the palette. The table too, was a work of art. The floral arrangement at the centrepiece and the crisp white linen…
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Words of love
The house was empty and void of life, echoes of children playing and celebrations of significant milestones once filled this now sullen place. It was difficult having to pack up a lifetime of memories, but he had become too unwell to manage on his own. I carefully folded out the cardboard boxes, taping the bottoms…
Roads less travelled 