A bit of a silly one this week, for week 3 of brigits_flame. I got really stuck on the prompt for this week, "Caesar", had no idea what to write, so I drummed up this. I don't pretend it's very good, but I had to write something! Hope it at least entertains.

( Caesar )

Week 2 entry for the June round of brigits_flame. My prompt was "Oil and VinegarI'm really not sure about this one this week. Due to various circumstances, I've been quite emotional while writing it, but despite that, I'm not 100% sure that I've conveyed that emotion in what I've written. Neither am I sure that I've not written a cliché. Finally, I'm not sure ( Read more... )

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I have re-entered the creative writing competition, brigits_flame for another month; now that university is over, I can spend much more time on it.

Sadly this week has been quite busy in its own right, so I haven't been able to devote much time to this one - in quality, if not quantity.

Anyway, this week's theme was...

( Ranch )

(Facts which have come to light today:

1. There are 3 trillion bicycles on planet Earth.

2. That means nearly 500 million bicycles per man, woman and child.

3. If every person on Earth uses two bicycles per day for some purpose, from the day they are born, they will need to live for nearly 700,000 years before they would have used them all.)*

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一 - I found out that during the China half of my year abroad, I shall be going to Shanghai! This is good as it was my first choice of destination, so I am terribly pleased! Right now is all about filling out application forms for the host universities. China's application system: easy-peasy. Japan's: the Spanish Inquisition or nearest equivalent ( Read more... )

My first entry for the February round of the writing competition brigits_flame. This week's prompt was:

( Beat. )

"What Jack remembered and craved in a way he could neither help nor understand was the time that distant summer on Brokeback when Ennis had come up behind him and pulled him close, the silent embrace satisfying some shared and sexless hunger ( Read more... )

Week two entry for the August contest of brigits-flame. The topic this week?

( Brillance )

Hello, it's August, and it's a new month for brigits_flame! It's week 1, and this week's topic was:

( Shadows of Self )

This is my fourth entry for the writing competition, brigits_flame. My prompt this week was:

( Tears of a God )