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Pride – 113 words

January 20, 2022 By Ellen

Pride. It comes before a fall, they say, in a way that makes you want to suppress it, like a fart. Taking pride, on the other hand, is a good thing – to do with ironed creases and polished shoes. Things that line up. Mother’s Pride, instead, is a kind of bread in a waxy […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, creative writing, mother, pride

The Top 4 Home Alarm Systems

January 20, 2022 By Ellen

Keeping our home safe is essential. If it weren’t, we’d hand our keys out to people on the streets. Luckily, securing your home has never been more exciting and more accessible, thanks to the advancements of technology and improved security system installation options. Now, instead of setting up an alarm on your home and leaving […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: alarms, home, locks, security

Unread – 102 words

January 16, 2022 By Ellen

Lament for all the unread words. We bob on an ocean of instructions, appendices and contra-indications. As sterile as saline. Sentences curl around diagrams, lodged in folders, binders and on-line repositories, furiously punctuated for no one to see. Semi colons like silent trees falling in the forest. Think, won’t you, of the hours of writing, […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, creative writing, lament, writing

5 ways to squeeze the most out of your pension

January 16, 2022 By Ellen

Sometimes in life, size matters. And when it comes to your retirement, how much you’re going to need in your pension pot is completely personal to you. It boils down to what you plan to do when you retire and how much these plans could cost you. By working alongside a company like Final Expense […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: advice, pension

Man and a dog – 121 words

January 11, 2022 By Ellen

Man and a dog. I used to have a dog like that, he said. Oh? I said. The dog, tucked under my arm, wagged against my ribs. Yes, and then, one day, it started biting people. Just like that, he said. Oh? I said, but I didn’t believe him. Yes, and suddenly it wasn’t smooth-haired […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 100 words, creative writing, dog, man, Patterdale Terrier

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