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The Beast awakens again (freewrite)

The Beast stirs at first light, as he has done every morning for the past three thousand years. His chamber is grey – apart from a single golden beam, spilling ...

A spy's moment of melancholy (freewrite)

There is still some redness in the sky – sunrise is rapidly giving way to a solid blue, but splotches of scarlet and gold linger on the horizon. I’m out of brea...

Reconnecting (based on #freewrite prompt ‘three thousand days’)

It’s been eight years since we last saw each other. In the early days, immediately after our break-up, I used to look at his name on my phone screen – never sen...

Returning to organic imperfection in the age of AI

Two and a half years after quietly allowing my Hive presence to lapse (for a variety of reasons, none of which had anything to do with Hive) I have recently ret...

Teenage embarrassment, taken too far (freewrite prompt response)

‘Mom, we’ve driven past four times now,’ I plead. ‘Please, let’s just go home – what if Dad sees us? Or Mary?’ Mom lets out a bitter laugh at the mention of Dad...

Pirate Patch (freewrite)

https://images.hive.blog/DQmSXYF1ZRYEt2tnQMZnS8S9euRkUgDJ8cPSXr1UUEBG7yZ/the-mascot-9626741280.jpg There has never been any physical violence – this is what she...

A Tribute to a Magnificent Fluffster 🐱

When one sees a fantastic cat, the only appropriate response is to pay tribute to them! This is my most recent piece of digital art (proudly home-spun and AI fr...

They'll never understand what this house meant to me (#freewrite)

It didn't take as long to pack up as I thought it would. After all the fights, the headaches, the endless back and forth over who was right or wrong... it's pro...

Couldn’t we at least try? (#fiction)

‘Emma?’ Sarah appears around the side of the fruit and vegetable aisle. ‘Hm?’ ‘Are we ever going to talk about the fact that Derek Fitzmaurice keeps coming in h...

The Passing Of A Great Irish Warrior - Sinead O Connor

What to say really. Sinead is an icon. A true warrior, who was never afraid to speak her mind. She didn't care who she upset, she just had to share her truth. S...

Sinéad, I am sorry the world was too cruel for your light to carry on

https://images.hive.blog/DQmb2CKWGDLqeearaYGCJyVmdqpCkKFvfZdA1PvuCNxmJAt/IMG0034.jpeg I hoped, when the message first came through on my phone, that it wasn’t t...

Alila stands frozen (#freewrite, 270 words)

https://images.hive.blog/DQmbr739GgCoU2myrRgwF1SNXpxN3JvUksM9iezR5XbzYP2/Pink%20Rose%20Clipped.png A response to the freewrite prompt standing naked in the aren...

Honouring Changing Cycles, Breathing in Solstice Energies and Light

https://images.hive.blog/DQmPzC6AeMXHRWnpzmxAiNthgZABUK9n6TBVkXdhJ9ZgYfB/E7840B19-117E-4C01-A6D5-D46DD25592C3.jpeg The heart is a multi-layered thing: forever r...

[Writing Contest] A country I want to live in

[](https://ecency.com/signup?referral=ecency-star) A new round of the Writing Contest has started! 📆Main dates of the contest: The previous round summary and a...

You Live In Me Still

Almost one year ago, I lost my best friend, my confidant, my middle child, my only son. I have been unable to write very well since then, and poetry has eluded ...

This evening, he will not worry about it (650-word fiction)

https://images.hive.blog/DQmbr739GgCoU2myrRgwF1SNXpxN3JvUksM9iezR5XbzYP2/Pink%20Rose%20Clipped.png Another instalment of The Ballroom Project, continuing Folast...

A very wonderful sweet treat for the sweet lovers, coconut honey balls.

Hello my loving Hiveans, How are you, As usual, I wish everyone a good night dear friends. It is believed that you will spend today happily and successfully. I ...

Neighbours and friends lined up to congratulate him (1,400-word fiction)

https://images.hive.blog/DQmbr739GgCoU2myrRgwF1SNXpxN3JvUksM9iezR5XbzYP2/Pink%20Rose%20Clipped.png A continuation of The Ballroom Project, a story I’ve been wor...

Just you and me (340-word fiction)

https://images.ecency.com/DQmWTViFDvMmntQ79NNeX3V7xWBK4eZaKxajCRmDbGkME63/screenshot20230425at22.17.51.png Mark beamed drunkenly at his wife Sarah. He had, a fe...

Dex's Decisions: The Beginning (250 words)

https://images.ecency.com/DQme8p6RbZKcQpG2QaJPVqWB9YfiZA9AHSModop2MmG9qyj/hyperrealistic3ddinosaurlegjurassicparkguystattoos.jpeg Next Luxury Friday afternoon: ...