Jerrie Jerrard

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“The Family Picnic” by Jerrie Jerrard

Submitted to Contest #138

I grasped the side of the boat with my fingers as we bounced along, white caps cresting the waves we sped towards Shell Bay. I turned into the oncoming wind, feeling it tugging at my hair, pulling the skin of my face tight against my cheekbones and driving the tang of salt up my nose.Daddy held the tiller of the outboard engine lightly in his hand, gunning the dinghy towards our appointed location. Mummy, sat in the middle of the boat on the simple wooden bench seat, clutching the basket of goodies for our picnic between her knees. Her curva...

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I live on a self-sufficient, smallholding, in the middle of nowhere, where I breed pretty spotty pigs, walk my springer spaniels and look after my lovely husband. In between, I treat friends, family and other animals with homoeopathy. And most importantly, I am learning to be a storyteller ;))