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Saffron Amatti
Oct 12, 20222 min read
Spooktacular Stories Day 12
‘You've both read A Christmas Carol, right?' I said. 'Of course,' said Clara. 'I haven’t,' said Lucas. 'Yes, you have,’ said Clara. ‘It's...
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Saffron Amatti
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Spooktacular Stories Day 11
‘I really don't think paper chains on a gravestone is in good taste,' said Lucas, lifting them distastefully. 'Even if they are black and...
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Saffron Amatti
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Spooktacular Stories Day 7
Lucas, comfortably sat before a crackling fire, kicked his feet onto a footstool and picked up the newspaper. The curtains were drawn...
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Saffron Amatti
Oct 4, 20222 min read
Spooktacular Day 4
‘Look what I found at the pond,' said Clara, running up to Lucas holding something bundled in a scarf. Fear gripped Lucas’ heart. Last...
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Saffron Amatti
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Spooktacular Stories Day 3
‘Hullo, Mr Guthrie,' said Lucas as he passed the bakery, which was its usual colourful, friendly self again. 'Hnnhuur,' said Guthrie,...
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Saffron Amatti
Oct 2, 20222 min read
Spooktacular Stories Day 2
'Er,' said Clara, looking at the rotting marrows and slimy turnips in the usually pristine greengrocers. 'Isn’t there anything fresh...
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Saffron Amatti
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Spooktacular Stories Day 1
Remember all those super fun Topsy Turvy posts I shared a few weeks ago? Well, Robin Castle (www.robincastle.net) and I did a follow-up...
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Saffron Amatti
Sep 16, 20223 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: Bonus Story - Cupcake Chaos
This post did NOT appear as part of the original challenge, I wrote it when I used these challenge posts as a welcome gift for my...
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Saffron Amatti
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: Wildcard
*** Spoiler Alert *** This scene —or at least, a variation on this—is in the series. In fact, at the time of writing this post, I'm...
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Saffron Amatti
Sep 14, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: Add A Banana To The Story
‘Oh, there you are,’ said Lucas, stepping into the snow-blanketed garden behind Mrs Jenkins’ house. ‘What are you doing out here?’...
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Saffron Amatti
Sep 12, 20221 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: Lucas the Villain
Uh... Hello. Saffron here. I kinda have a problem with this prompt, so no little story I'm afraid. You see, technically Lucas is my MC...
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Saffron Amatti
Sep 9, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: A Dinosaur Named Dale
‘Good grief,’ exclaimed Lucas, staring aghast at the, the thing Clara was leading along on a piece of string. ‘What is that?’ ‘This is...
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Saffron Amatti
Sep 7, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: Opposite Genre
‘Would you stop doing that?’ said Lucas peevishly, putting out flamed on the hem of his robe for the umpteenth time. ‘Sorry,’ said Clara...
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Saffron Amatti
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: Travel To Another Country
‘Uh, Saffron?’ said Lucas, his voice disappearing into the hot, musty darkness. ‘Where are we?’ Guess. ‘That’s not fair,’ complained...
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Saffron Amatti
Sep 2, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: My Sister The Serial Killer
‘No,’ said Lucas, folding his arms and turning away from me. ‘Nuh-huh. No way.’ ‘Lucas, don’t be silly,’ says I, trying not to sound like...
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Saffron Amatti
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: Hitch-Hiking with and Alien
‘Hitchhiking?’ said Lucas. ‘At Christmas? Have you gone insane? We’ll freeze to death before anyone gives us a lift.’ ‘Probably,’ said...
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Saffron Amatti
Aug 29, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: Accidentally Kill The Main Character
‘She’d killed us,’ cried Lucas, looking down as his translucent body. ‘She went and killed us!’ ‘Yes, that’s what’s happening today,’...
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Saffron Amatti
Aug 26, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: A New "Super" Power
‘Lucas,’ hissed Clara, tugging his sleeve urgently. ‘Lucas, who is that?’ He followed her line of sight and spotted a familiar figure...
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Saffron Amatti
Aug 24, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: New Superpower
‘Woohoo!’ cried Clara as she swooped around somewhere above Lucas’s head. He gripped the trunk of the ancient oak a little tighter, his...
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Saffron Amatti
Aug 22, 20222 min read
Topsy Turvy Challenge June 2020: Time Slip
‘1851?’ ‘That’s what it says here,’ said Clara, tapping the newspaper. ‘The Great Exhibition is on,’ she continued brightly, apparently...
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