Tag: covid
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CONSEQUENCES
When he was admitted to the hospital, she put the chair out in his favourite spot in the corner of the garden. She couldn’t visit him, so she sat next to the chair and spoke to him as though he was still there. She kept the chair there all through lockdown, even after she knew…
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A CHANGE OF SCENERY
‘Are we there yet?’ Archie asked. He was feeling claustrophobic in the hermetically-sealed caravan. Agnes peered out the kitchen window as the countryside whizzed by along the autoroute, ‘Not yet, just passed Paris.’ ‘Maybe we should have picked somewhere closer than the Mediterranean?’ ‘You wanted warm sunshine and the beach.’ Agnes brought the coffee over…
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ROLL YOUR SLEEVE UP
Is there an element of risk involved? Only if you have an allergy to any of the ingredients. Side effects? Shivers, headache, tiredness. Take some paracetamol. And that’s it? That’s it. You’re sure there’s not a Bill Gates microchip in there? I’m sure. Roll your sleeve up. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles.…