Louise is a writer, poet and photographer who feels most at home when out and about, watching, photographing, and writing about the flora and fauna to be found along the lanes and in the meadows of her local area. She can happily spend hours lost in a field full of wildflowers.
I’m a day early this week with my entry for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy, as I’m going to be busy for the rest of this week. The chances of being able to write anything over the next few days is slim. As this week’s photo prompt was provided by me … More FFfAW: Arrivals
Here’s this week’s entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. The Bare Bones The cemetery spread along the area known as … More MftS: The Bare Bones
One type of weather you can nearly always rely on in England is rain. This year has been particularly wet! It might be annoying, stopping me from getting outside to take photographs, but it’s what makes the gardens so green and the growth so lush, so I suppose I shouldn’t complain. As I arrived home a … More After the Rain
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been spotting a number of fascinating stories, all written in only six words. This week I thought I’d join in. The challenge is run by Ben at A Hopelessly Wandering Mind and each week he gives a theme for your six word story. As I’m joining in at week three … More Six Word Stories – Loss, Passion and Murder
A sedate path idles where mighty engines once roared. The bridge stands lonely sentinel, holding memories of its glory days in unloved brick-work. This post is for Cee’s Which Way Challenge. The photograph was taken in Newark on Trent (Nottinghamshire, UK) along the path of the old railway line. The railway itself closed in 1988 and since then … More Cee’s Which Way Challenge 2015: Week #34 – The Old Railway Bridge
This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by Dawn M. Miller. Thank you Dawn! The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. What Lies Beyond “For centuries we’ve … More FFfAW: What Lies Beyond
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
This post is in response to both Monday’s Finish the Story and the Sunday Photo Fiction flash fiction challenges, run by and Alistair Forbes, respectively. Monday’s Finish the Story, run by Barbara W. Beacham gives a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. Alistair … More MftS & SPF: A Sister’s Love
This post is for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is flowers. This post was going to go up last night. I had a photograph (the first dahlia shot above) all ready to go. Then I thought I’d have a wander around the garden and see if there was anything else that might … More Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Flowers
Transfixed in disgusted fascination, you can’t help but watch as the grotesque figure dances. It twists and turns, bows and leaps in a skin-crawling parody of life. The eyes stare, a piercing gaze filled with eerie intent. Boring deep into your mind it sets its strings to your psyche. Dance, puppet. Dance. This post is … More Weekly Photo Challenge: Creepy
This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt is from Pixabay. The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. Memories of the Lost She heard it long before she could … More FFfAW: Memories of the Lost
Here’s this week’s entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. The Prophet’s Words “I see absolutely everything,” Draeg answered, glaring at … More MftS: The Prophet’s Words
Last week I visited Warwick Castle, a beautiful fortress on the banks of the River Avon. It was a beautiful day, both weather-wise and as it was spent in the company of my parents and my nephew. Many of you may know my mum, Millie Thom, as she also blogs and we take part in … More Warwick Castle
This post is in response to Heena Rathore P.’s Word of the Week (WOW). This weekly challenge is a great way of improving your vocabulary. If you wish to participate, simply create a post with your word and leave a link in a comment on Heena’s WOW post. I’m finally nearing the end of the alphabet! … More WOW: Yawp
This post is for Cardinal Guzman’s monthly blogging event The Changing Seasons. He asks that you post a gallery of between 10 and 20 photos for each month, all taken in an area near to you. Over the course of the year we’ll get to see the landscape changing. The area that I’ve chosen to focus on … More Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons #8 July
This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by Sonya O. Thank you Sonya! The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. The Lady’s Flight Isabella dashed up the spiral … More FFfAW: The Lady’s Flight
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Here’s this week’s entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. The Challenge Genre: fantasy “Where did they go?” Jonin snarled, knuckles white … More MftS: The Challenge
I’ve been considering using this set of pictures in a post for a while now. With one of them being used for this week’s FFfAWs prompt, I thought It was about time I shared them all. These pictures were taken last summer at the Castlerigg stone circle in Cumbrian Lake District in the UK. The circle was constructed in … More Inspirational Castlerigg
This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by me! Thank you PJ for choosing it. The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. The Call of The Stones … More FFfAW: The Call of the Stones
Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.
Here’s this week’s entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. Belladonna The team employed the use of Nightshade to get the … More MftS: Belladonna
It’s been a while since I’ve managed to put together a gallery of pictures showing the plants and flowers growing in my little corner of the world – summer weekends for a children’s entertainer are a little busy! I have, however, been taking pictures quite regularly so I thought it was about time to share them … More New Growth – July
This post is in response to Heena Rathore P.’s Word of the Week (WOW). This weekly challenge is a great way of improving your vocabulary. If you wish to participate, simply create a post with your word and leave a link in a comment on Heena’s WOW post. I’m now up to X in the alphabet … More WOW: Xenomania
This is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Close-up. To have a look at the other entries go here. I know I’m a little late with this – there’s probably a new theme up by now! – but I didn’t think I was going to post anything until I went out for a walk … More Weekly Photo Challenge: Close-Up
This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by Etol Bagam. The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. A Vision of Tranquility He first saw it when still a child, … More FFfAW: A Vision of Tranquility
It’s time for the final week of Robyn’s One-Four Challenge for July. This week’s image was not an easy one to produce – I had absolutely no idea what to do with it! At one point I had several different versions on the go, none of which I was happy with. In the end I decided I wanted … More One-Four Challenge: July Week Four
Here’s this week’s entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. Black Fur and Whiskers He thought he found the perfect hiding … More MftS: Black Fur and Whiskers
This post is in response to Heena Rathore P.’s Word of the Week (WOW). This weekly challenge is a great way of improving your vocabulary. If you wish to participate, simply create a post with your word and leave a link in a comment on Heena’s WOW post. Here’s my WOW for this week: Word Widdershins … More WOW: Widdershins
It’s not often that I get the urge to take photographs of vehicles or people. Generally, as a rule, I like to capture images of either the natural world or historical buildings and things. Today, however, the lanes around the village were full of tractors, trundling back and forth with trailers full of manure (not the … More Street Photography Countryside Style!
This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by TJ Paris. The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. The Lost Kingdom “I can’t leave,” she’d told him. Arliss … More FFfAW: The Lost Kingdom
It’s time for week three of Robyn’s One-Four Challenge for July. For this week’s edit I began with last week’s black and white image and using Photoshop Elements 13 added a pen and ink filter. I shifted the levels slightly to bring out more detail in the boat but then found I was left with a very … More One-Four Challenge: July Week Three
This is an entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. I haven’t joined in with this one for a while but with a photo prompt like this, how could I not? This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story … More MFtS: Etched in Stone
The Lady of the Ossington Stairs creak, footsteps of a ghostly presence creeping ever closer. She watches through the veil as workmen transform her dream into her direst nightmare. As alcohol swirls in glasses, voices rising in drunken excitement, her ire grows. This was not what she wanted! How dare they defy her will? Fury crackles … More Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Older Than 50 Years
This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by Sonya from Only 100 Words. The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. Melting Ice Genre: fantasy Seldren, High King … More FFfAW: Melting Ice
It’s time for week two of Robyn’s One-Four Challenge for July. For this second edit I decided to go black and white. I began by opening the week one edit in Photoshop where I removed the filter from the sky and the adjustment levels, keeping the crop and clean up. I then added a black and white gradient map. … More One-Four Challenge: July Week Two
This story is in response to the Sunday Photo Fiction challenge, hosted by Alistair Forbes, that asks that you write a story in 100-200 words. Runaway Jacob fiddled nervously with his hood as the train pulled into King’s Cross, excitement and apprehension warring in his chest. It was over seven years since he’d last visited … More Sunday Photo Fiction: Runaway
Here’s another colouring picture that I’ve been working on – being without internet the other week gave me lots of time to draw! Old Wizard Woo is a character who appears in two of my Enchanted Forest stories: Sidney the Scaredy Spider and The Pixie Party. He’s also in several stories that have not yet made … More Old Wizard Woo Colouring Picture
This post is in response to Heena Rathore P.’s Word of the Week (WOW). This weekly challenge is a great way of improving your vocabulary. If you wish to participate, simply create a post with your word and leave a link in a comment on Heena’s WOW post. This week I’ve also added a bonus gallery … More WOW: Variegated
This is my entry for this week’s Friday Fictioneers Challenge run by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. This week’s picture prompt was provided by Stephen Baum. The challenge is to write a complete story within 100 words. The Search Genre: Fantasy Sa’an stumbled, leaning against the tunnel wall as he forced his footsteps onwards. Light… There was light ahead… Time held no meaning … More Friday Fictioneers: The Search
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