Our next #Fiction on this last #FictionFriday of 2023 speaks of a wonderful emotion of the heart. Please enjoy #UnexpectedLove by #perridodgson (Page 60) #mockingowlroost #triannualissue #UnexpectedDelights #writer #fictionfriyay #writerscommunity
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/unexpected-delights-triannual/
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Triannual: Unexpected Delights
Please enjoy Unexpected Delights, a beautifully themed issue of the MockingOwl Roost.
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A Deal is a Deal
I decided as my New Year’s resolution that I would both no longer be taken advantage of and I would collect money for our local Food Bank. I’ve been doing both.
The MockingOwl RoostIt’s #FictionFriday and we start this Friday evening with #TheGunFromTheUnicorn by #AlexHorn #mockingowlroost #blog #fiction #fictionwriter #writerscommunity #fictionfriyay
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/gun-from-the-unicorn/
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The Gun From the Unicorn
I haven’t spoken to my sister in ten, fifteen, maybe twenty-five years — it depends what you count as ‘spoke’, I suppose — but still I wonder nearly every other day where she put the gun. The one we got from the unicorn.
The MockingOwl RoostIt’s #FictionFriday and we start the day with a #FlashFiction. Please enjoy #AnRAFChildhood by #PerriDodgson. #mockingowlroost #blog #flashfiction #fiction #writerscommunity #writer #fictionfriyay
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/raf-childhood/
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An RAF Childhood
Opening the classroom door, thirty pairs of wary eyes watched her quietly walk over to the teacher to introduce herself. Her gaze focussed on the floor. She wished she were invisible. Who is this stranger? Is she a new girl?
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Winner!
Hi Judy,
I am texting you from the railway station on my way to meet the train that connects to the airport bus. Judy, you wouldn’t believe it. I’ve won a trip! A mystery trip!
The MockingOwl RoostMemories On a Rainy Evening
Pallavi carefully put Junti to bed and sat beside her. The sounds of rain vividly reminded her of one such rainy evening three years ago when Junti had come to the orphanage with two other children.
The MockingOwl RoostIt’s #FictionFriday and we close the evening with #AgainstTheGrain by #AnitaGoveas. (Page 61) Enjoy! #mockingowlroost #SpecialIssue #AllTheColors #fiction #fictionwriter #writer #fictionfriyay
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/all-the-colors-special-issue/
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All the Colors: A Special Issue of the MockingOwl Roost
Welcome to the first issue of the MockingOwl Roost in 2023 – the All the Colors issue.
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Light Hues of the Soul
After preparing for the festivities and waiting for the puja, she sat on the chair near the gate. She watched the whole neighbourhood celebrating the festival with their families, and when she looked up, she saw the skies were filled with colourful sparks. The atmosphere was filled with the sounds of bursting firecrackers. In the midst of the noise, Sahitya prayed silently for the arrival of her children.
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Yugen – Volume 2, Issue 6 of the MockingOwl Roost
Each piece published by our contributors and staff have this sense of
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Yugen – Volume 2, Issue 6 of the MockingOwl Roost
Each piece published by our contributors and staff have this sense of
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