Category Archives: Light romance

Two New Years and ET

Posted on January 4, 2018 by colonialist

It has been quite a while since I have written a short story, as I was reminded by the local publication of ‘Mercury Silver’  last month which includes three of mine.  I challenged myself to deliver another short-short one (under … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Fifty

Posted on June 18, 2015 by colonialist

As if I don’t have far more on my plate than I can chomp, I had a sudden urge to do some of the Flash Fiction I used to indulge in, as a useful exercise in brevity.  It occurred to … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Dreamy: Dragon, Dog and Devotion.

Posted on October 14, 2014 by colonialist

The first thing I thought of when I saw this Dreamy Theme was the following song from music halls of more than a century ago: ‘Waltz Me Around Again, Willie’ (1906), by Will Cobb and Ren Shields: Willie Fitzgibbons who … Continue reading →

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A ROMANCE FROM MOTHERS’ DAY

Posted on May 11, 2014 by colonialist

In rather a reversal of how things should be, one our two resident mothers, Younger Daughter, treated all of us to a lovely lunch at Caversham Mill in the Midlands.  Of course, I went snap-happy.  All of these shots are … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMAS CRACKERS (written on Christmas morning, 2013)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by colonialist

      Darren Saunders paused his ride along the park cycle track to take in the sudden vision.  The father and little girl emerging from the playground were attractive, but it was the mother who really caught his eye.  … Continue reading →

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