Tag: creative writing
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 17 with audio
Whilst Breac and Bredda join in the evensong that fills the dusk air, Louarn finds a smooth depression in one of the giant slabs of granite that form the cave floor and curls around himself, letting the chattering song tales relax his weary mind and body. Usually this would be the perfect time for a…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 20 with audio
Mountain caprinae are shore footed, strong and of a sufficient size to carry a grown man. Omid is in charge of leading the magnificently horned beast that Jainus has been strapped to, blindfolded and facing back wards for extra disorientation. This she uses to her advantage creating an orchestra of rhythmic hypnotics from the clang…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 19 with audio
Having well oiled the locks, as David turns the key, the bolt slides silently into the latch plate. He knows that the farmhouse is being watched and his movements monitored, so leaving after sun down before moon rise is his only option. A Morgan has lived on this land for over four hundred cycles, every…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 18 with audio
Lord Sandred paces back and forth behind his desk, head dropped as he desperately searches deep within the recesses of his mind for answers that he knows he will not find. His thumbs fumble around each other whilst his hands clasp together behind his back. His long black leather boots squeak and creak to the…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 16 with audio
Unsure of the proper attire for ambush and abduction, Jainus has dressed and redressed several times, finally opting for a sand coloured cotton suit he sits on the edge of the bed in eager anticipation, imaging the lavish attentions laid upon him by Lamia when he returns as her hero, the captor of Ashima and…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 15 with audio
Huff and Chuff glower down upon the harma as it passes between them on the start of its arduous ascent up the rutted and crumbling cobbled track. Tom has to slow the vehicle to a crawl as its undercarriage keeps bottoming-out bouncing through the deep pot-holes. ‘I hope yer Aunt’s gotta travon to pull us…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 14 with audio
Carrying a large birch bark trug, over flowing with flowering herbs, Ulmus Ramcorn steps through the window doors into his study, to answer the receiver trilling on the edge of his desk. A warm fire crackles in the grate alleviating the evening chill, which comes as rapidly as the declining sun at this time of…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 13 with audio
As soon as Cerri is out of sight Louarn flops down in the cool of the stream, letting its’ flow wash around him. With a wave of exhaustion comes a burning thirst, he laps at the refreshing water hoping that it will help him to ground a little after his surreal journey. His head feels…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 12 with audio
Tom lies back placing his hands behind his head as a pillow and lets his eyes relax behind their lids. Warmed by the afternoon sun they flit rapidly from side to side as his memory repaints pictures of his woodland home. Sunbeams breaking through the canopy like laser lights scanning the forest floor. Purple stained…
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Creative Writing Circle online
Join me for a monthly wordsmithery workout, starting on Tuesday 21st November at 7pm GMT. We will meet roughly every 3rd Tuesday of the month for 2 hours online, 7-9pm GMT. Dates Hone, develop, expand or begin your creative writing journey. We will use nature as our muse, utilising a variety of meditation, breathing and…