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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 113, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 8 months ago
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Anorexic; University; TragedyYou Must See It
‘You’ve lost more, Mum. You look really slim.’
Despite three t-shirts and two baggy jumpers, Emily’s shiveri […] -
Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 100, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 11 months ago
I like spaceship trying to be a horse. 😉
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 100, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 11 months ago
The Zombie on the Bus
No one wants to sit beside her. Understandable. Undead, one of her ears hanging off, a flap of shoulder skin sagging to reveal meat and bone below. Someone gets up to open a window. She […] -
Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 79, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 4 months ago
Genie in a Bottle
I noticed him within seconds of spotting the bottle in the dark shop. One pound fifty for a dusty bottle with a sad-eyed creature in. Poor little thing was trapped in the viscose liquid, hands […]
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 49, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 11 months ago
Ha! Well Done.
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 49, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 11 months ago
She’s the MC in my in-progress novel, Priscilla Parker Reluctant Celebrity Chef. Two birds with one stone. (Is this cheating?) Thanks for saying it IS funny. That’s the plan. The ‘nice man’ parts were really […]
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 49, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 11 months ago
See the second sentence … its a Great Dane! Latin name ‘Canis lupus familiaris’. I’M the accidental genius. 🙂
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 49, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 11 months ago
Thanks Angelique. Was wondering if it WAS funny. Yeah, drumsticky was a new one on me too.
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 49, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 11 months ago
Just clocked the optional image. Already had a dog in it. Accidental genius! 😉
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 49, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 11 months ago
Caravan Cooking Chaos
Some bright spark suggested a caravan party. The actors hired for the family were all massive, the dog a Great Dane. Casting had obviously not been told the caravan’s dimensions.
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 48, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 11 months ago
Thanks Sian. No, I didn’t see any of that. But thanks for seeing it for me. 😉
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 48, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 11 months ago
Thanks Alva. I dunno, I was just joining in. 🙂
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 48, on the site Microcosms 7 years, 11 months ago
It Would Be a Crime
When Esther spotted the silver scissors in Dumple’s Emporium, she felt she had to have them. There was sewing and chores waiting but a quick look might satisfy. She went inside.
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 42, on the site Microcosms 8 years ago
Good work, Hannah. Proper tragic and yet with a hopeful ending. I come away from this thinking Simone got her reward for doing something in this terrible situation, for being brave.
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 42, on the site Microcosms 8 years ago
Brilliant idea. Great decision to have ‘In landfill’ stand alone as a separate paragraph. And the reader’s left wondering if that ‘Not yet.’ at the end means never. Maybe next millennium?
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 42, on the site Microcosms 8 years ago
Wonderfully atmospheric, Alex. Particularly like your choice of the order in which to tell the story & those powerful last three paragraphs getting shorter & shorter to that final line.
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 42, on the site Microcosms 8 years ago
Ah, great idea. The importance of Maths, even in magic. No internet, eh? Kept thinking ‘they need Twitter, email, Skype …’ Proper tragic.
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 42, on the site Microcosms 8 years ago
Loads in this but I particularly like that the character’s belief in his journal being read is making him think about what he is writing. And great use of different length sentences, especially the short ones! […]
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Sal Page commented on the post, Microcosms 42, on the site Microcosms 8 years ago
Oooh yeah, ‘chilling’ indeed. Great title & use of news report to give just enough detail then leave the reader guessing.
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