Tag: Romance
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BLACK WIDOW
A shimmering spider’s web. Bright lights that hurt his eyes. A blacked out window. He had resisted her obvious flirtatious advance. He hadn’t recognised her at first wearing an elegant dress with her hair and make-up changed – the dowdy middle-aged woman from the gallery office. He had accepted the drink she offered. She flirted,…
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IN THE VEILED LIGHT
In the veiled light he looks magnificent. He stands out from the gathered well-off, ignoring the art around them. She wills him to look her way. For too long she has desired from afar. For too long he has ignored her. Tonight he will not escape her web. She knows his fiancée is out of…
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CLEARING MIST
The mist hung over the fields, obscuring the rising sun which vainly tried to burn the haze away. As the orb rose in the sky, the darkness crept back, revealing the white frosted land. Johnny walked along the slick pavement, the overnight ice frozen to the surface making it treacherous underfoot. The annual work Christmas…
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A MEMORABLE MOMENT
Archie stood contemplating the winter sun set. ‘What a lovely moment,’ Archie sighed. ‘If you say so,’ said Agnes, shivering and stamping her cold feet. ‘Can we go now?’ ‘We could just cross the river here rather than walking all the way back to the bridge,’ Archie suggested. The water level was low. Before Agnes…
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DEAL WITH THE DEVIL
The piglet squealed in the sack as Harald threw it to the ground. It landed on the unmarked grave of his former rival. The familiar rustle approached. The huge snake slithered across the ground towards him. ‘This is the last I have,’ Harald said, pointing to the piglet. The snake reared up and looked Harald…
Iain Kelly 