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    The generosity of strangers
    The English Translator
    • Feb 8
    • 2 min

    The generosity of strangers

    Have you ever experienced the generosity of strangers? Here's my story of a wonderful encounter during my honeymoon in Athens.
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    Mary and the Grim Reaper
    The English Translator
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Mary and the Grim Reaper

    Mary skipped down the towpath blithely unaware that Death was waiting for her around the bend. The day had started sunny and bright,...
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    Summer in the city
    The English Translator
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    Summer in the city

    The doors of the tram opened and Fay headed straight for the back. Tucking herself behind a guy with a guitar and an old lady laden with...
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    The Bear
    The English Translator
    • May 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Bear

    The bear sat at the bottom of the stairs. Its beady eyes flashed as Emily turned on the light. Facing the door like that the bear had...
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    Promises of more
    The English Translator
    • May 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Promises of more

    The Box Ruth headed up the stairs to the attic with Carl the Cat close at her heels. She’d promised Sally she’d look out the wedding photo a
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    Strangers in the night
    The English Translator
    • Apr 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Strangers in the night

    She was 14 and knew everything. She knew where all the boys hung out. Where to go to get an illicit drag of a cigarette.
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    Martha and the Red Balloon
    The English Translator
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Martha and the Red Balloon

    I've been taking part in another session of writing prompts, again 15 minutes and just writing straight off the cuff. The theme of this...
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    Being perfect
    The English Translator
    • Jan 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Being perfect

    Perfection is something we all strive for. That outcome of which we all can be proud. But how many times does that actually happen? How...
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    The apple of my eye
    The English Translator
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    The apple of my eye

    Writing prompt number 10 – 20 January 2021 Same procedure as last year: 15 minutes of writing prompted by a teabag proffered by Jane...
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    Beware of what lies below
    The English Translator
    • Dec 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Beware of what lies below

    Writing prompt number 10 – 15 December 2020 See previous posts for the whys and wherefores. I scratched my head a lot for this and my 15...
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    Ode to Christmas
    The English Translator
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Ode to Christmas

    Writing prompt number 9 - 14 December 2020 See previous blog posts for the whys and wherefores. Warmth Lily had been walking for what...
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    The spice of life
    The English Translator
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    The spice of life

    Image of Andrea Garfield-Barkworth with a Steve Barkworth jug in the background.
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    A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
    The English Translator
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

    Seventh writing prompt – 12 December 2020 The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her...
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    Stormy times ahead
    The English Translator
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Stormy times ahead

    Stormy* Oh yes, I’ve experienced stormy. As a kid, I grew up in Morecambe, a seaside town in Lancashire that used to have two piers. One...
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    Grandad's kitchen
    The English Translator
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Grandad's kitchen

    Fifth writing prompt – 10 December 2020 The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag...
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    Time
    The English Translator
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Time

    Fourth writing prompt – 9 December 2020 The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag...
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    A blast from the past
    The English Translator
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    A blast from the past

    Hildegard 1 (forgive me for reducing you to this if you happen to be reading) was the first Hildegard I had ever met.
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    Santa baby
    The English Translator
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Santa baby

    Second writing prompt, 7 December The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag of the...
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    Musings on Bavaria
    The English Translator
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Musings on Bavaria

    The 15-minute writing challenge The gauntlet was thrown down by www.janeishly.com. The challenge to pick a word from her teabag of the...
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