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Jon

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Jon

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#SundayLit Prompt: Colour

The wardresses at the Bearfort jail were a cynical and hard-bitten lot, who thought they had seen and heard everything, and they treated Jackie’s cries of distress with initial contempt. Anyone might feign illness, to try and get a softer bed in the infirmary. A quick look through the spyhole, however, had changed their minds quite quickly. Even they had never seen so much vomit come from one person, and never any that was such a virulent shade of green.

October 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM

Jon

@sloopjonb1960.bsky.social

#SundayLit

Happiness:

The next day, rather late in the morning, Aiella burst into Burroughs’ cottage in a state of high excitement, with Eliana following rather more calmly behind.
“I danced, Burroughs!” she cried, so loudly that Tess woke up and let off a bark. “Sorry, Tess. But I did! I danced at a ball, with everybody, and I wore a lovely dress and shiny shoes and oh, you should have seen me!”
“And so I did see thee, lass, and a proper picture thou looked, too.”
“What? How did you see me?”
“Yon miss there,” nodding to Eliana, who stood smiling in the doorway “sorted it for me. I was sat up in the gallery, and her maid brought me summat to eat and a drop of beer, and I saw it all. Eh, but thou called to mind thy grandmother. A bonny lass she was, and very great at the dancing.”
Aiella whirled round to face Eliana, who was laughing now. “Did you do that? Did you sneak Burroughs in just so he could see me?”
“Yes, I did, and he had a fine old time up there, I hear, cracking stories with the musicians, and drinking about five pints of beer.”
Aiella flung her arms about her, and squeezed her tight. “Oh, that was such a kind thing!” she cried. “Oh, Ellie, I do love you!”
And if Burroughs noticed a strange, pained expression cross Eliana’s face as she heard this he never told anybody about it.

October 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Jon

@sloopjonb1960.bsky.social

#SundayLit Openings

Excerpt from my WIP 'Aiella', describing Aiella entering a room through a locked door.

September 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM

Jon

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If you see this, repost with your getaway vehicle.

May 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM

Jon

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We're watching the rugby

April 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM

Jon

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Went out in the sunshine for a nice walk, a route I'd not done before. Only 2500 steps, but some of it very steep. The downhill bit was extremely steep. Very pretty and birdsong everywhere; I heard 14 different species. This small friend was one of them.