Cedar Writes

Tag: descriptive writing

  • Odd Prompts: Falling Down

    Odd Prompts: Falling Down

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    The dogs were afraid. They whined, and crouched low by her feet, with their eyes rolling to the whites. She bent and patted them, one with each hand, then straightened to look for her husband. Until a few moments ago she had been happy in camp, with their cosy tent and the cunning little fire…

  • Odd Prompts: Ripples

    Odd Prompts: Ripples

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    The problem is, human memory is short. If the floods came once a year, there would have been no building in the fertile valley, as tempting as the deep, rich soil was to the farmers who came to the land early. By the time they disembarked, the planet had only felt human steps for a…