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The Challenge July 26 & 27

Blogging fragments (fiction).

13.51 pm - I am sitting on my boat in the small port of Leidschendam. The weather is fine. The sun is lovely and there is just the right amount of wind. Life is good on the water. My dog is with me.

14.21 pm - The air is saturated and smells of a familiar scent fill my nose: slightly sulfury, with just a pinch of green, and a briny finish. It was the smell of the seashore,but I wasn't actually at the seashore.

I am waiting for the bridge to open and let us through. So I decided to sit on a terrace and drank a long drink.

16.39 pm.- The earth moved while we were enjoying the good weather on shore. An earthquake? No, it was the long metal ladder of a platform that got loose somehow. It came down with a lot of noise. Fortunately nobody got hurt. A lot of damage though.

I got a free meal for the scare and am on my way again. We’ve got ourselves all fired up and ready to explore.

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Short story, prompt 1, week 3: Combine the 4 elements (earth, air, water, fire) and add a little magic to it

Word count: 181

Losing friends

When I think of those I left
Behind - I cry a little, I die
A little. Where are you now?

B & A, my allies
Long ago. Abandoned
Why did you go
When I called you both
You know.

Years gone by, seasons
Long gone. Heart my
Soul, memories of past
Float in the sky.

No need for tears!
Over & out
Losing friends
Said goodbye.

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Poem, prompt 4, week 3: based on quote “In time of prosperity friends will be plenty; In time of adversity not one in twenty”. James Howell

Lines: 16