Christine LW

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

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“Patrick” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #275

                            Patrick       When Patrick had been out walking along the cliffs on their first visit to Cornwall  there had been a warning from an old woman dressed in black, about six ravens circling a chalet. She had said, that it was a bad omen. The woman had then vanished into the grey curling mists. He had told Sandy about his experience and they had both l...

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“Just Passing Through.” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #272

                                          JUST PASSING THROUGH.          Leila Evans watched rain trickling down the window- pane, as a she lay in the hospice bed looking so frail. She looked at her arms she had become skin and bone the flesh-eating disease had taken its toll. Her once ...

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“A Chance Of Happiness” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #269

A CHANCE OF HAPPINESS.                 John Myers watched as the spider wove her web of silver upon the drain pipe opposite his flat. He was thinking about how his life had changed and it was all his own doing. John had never been one for superstition he thought about Robert the Bruce and how a spider had changed his life. He had to feel confident like the spider if the web broke the spider would always be ready to weave another one.    ...

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“Ernest And Nesta” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #268

                     ERNEST AND NESTA.        Ernest and Nesta King were your ideal young couple they had vowed to love and cherish each other for the rest of their days. Ernest was a worried man during their ten years of living together as husband and wife, he had kept the truth from Nesta. His dear sweet angel, did not know that he was at fault and that was why she could not conceive.  &...

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“Heaven Scent” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #267

                              HEAVEN SENT.       Kali was walking past Jessup’s store on Croydon High Street when she was approached by a sales assistant handing out free samples of perfume.      “Go on take it” said the young sales assistant with the glowing smile.      “It will do you good.”    &n...

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“Gratitude- Life and times.” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #261

I can always remember this incident that happend with my younger brother at the Gaumont Cinema . The event happend well over fifty years ago. The cinema is no more. Replaced by colour tv and internet.My yonger brother and I always looked forward to a outing to the cinema with mom and dad weekends. To see the bright colours and the screen light up in an array of coĺour made it all worth while.Usually we visted the cinema on a Saturday evening for the early evening show. After the film my younger brother found a brown leather wallet, behind hi...

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“Nobody Loves Babs” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #260

                               NOBODY LOVES BABS.         Bab’s worked in a cake shop, her hair hung lank and greasy over her shoulders, the overall she wore was two sizes too small. Her black plimsolls had flour on them from the day before. Bab’s preferred to work in the bakery behind the shop where no one could see her.   &...

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“Not so perfect.” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #259

Miram and her husband Basz short for Basil. Held the most articulate dinner parties. Where to be known in the village of Knowel you attended one of their super rich dinner parties at least twice a year. Or monthly if you were game? In with the circle of people who attended these parties. Had moving to Knowel a picturesque village on the outskirts of the M25 been a mistake? Her husband Jamie had thought of a better life style and gold clipped clients. When they had first moved to Knowel, Marigold had felt out off her depth. Although her h...

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“A CHANCE ENCOUNTER” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #252

                           A CHANCE ENCOUNTER.       Cora was impulsive, thinking ahead occasionally her plans worked to her advantage. There had been times when she had been left disappointed. Today was going to be different, with no job and time on her hands. She had met the man of her dreams by chance in the new revamped coffee bar in town with the sparkling neon lights and so...

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“ Treasure or Threat.” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #251

                          Treasure or Threat            Lorrie had seen the book during her lunch hour from school, with the smart leather cover so shiny with the gold scrawls and serpents entwined in its leather-bound cover. Why would anyone want to abandon such a beautiful treasure in a charity shop. Lorrie became so engrossed in the boo...

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“Banana Joe” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #250

                             BANANA JOE.[Bananas are for eating]                         Joe Keen was seven years of age and felt that he was his own man, in charge of the house when his father was absent. He still had a lot to learn about people and places. One day he had the tele...

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“Maria” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #249

Maria, Maria, why, now is not the time, to get cold fingers. Tugging at your heart strings to stay away, so easy to pull up those bed covers up. To miss your audition with Miss Duponte. Imagine the apploud in the auditoriums around the world."My dear this is your opportunty to shine. It may not come again. You have poise stamina and inner strength.You have told yourself this for eighteen lean years. When your mother took in extra sewing, being a single parent. To pay for those dance lessons and special leather ballet pumps. It never came che...

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“Desperate Measures” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #248

Oscar was Oscar, no one could change him? once he decided on a method of doing something. Stuborn as a mule? Over the years others had come to accept him for who he had become.The word came to mind methodical as a boy his books lined up in a straight line on a shelf above his bed. His treasured telescope upon his neat writing desk. Where he studied insects how they bred and multipled. Watching every movement through the telescope. Was this the sign of a murder or eccentric youth.So many hours in his room, not like other boys. No pranks or mi...

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“Dream On” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #246

                                                         DREAM ON.      Amanda Oates the daydreamer would go into her world of make believe. Her teachers would notice Amanda staring through the classroom window. Mr Jones the ma...

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“PHOTOGRAPH” by Christine LW

Submitted to Contest #244

           PHOTOGRAPH           As we get older can remise about our childhood memories from old photos and images of those early days so care free to stay in our mind for ever. A time of innocence brought to life, alive and full of hope to relive and tell to future generations. You could say a photograph of life.                    &n...

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