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Bagpuss

@bagpuss

Writer of short and fascinating prose

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Jan 28, 2020, 10:45 AM UTC

Minute Reads: A trouble shared

He fixed the sticky label to his milk carton and stepped back, smiling at his handiwork. The worktop was cluttered and messy, his flatmates continual disregard for order readily apparent in the carna…

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Oct 30, 2018, 7:58 PM UTC

Minute Reads: Loss

The house was so empty and still. Cold even. I knew I shouldn't miss her but I did. Even after all this time. Wounds heal with time they say. It didn't feel like it. I teased open my wallet and took…

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Aug 2, 2018, 11:31 AM UTC

Minute-Reads: Freedom

The sun was just beginning to crest the trees. He was already awake. Standing in the field out back. Staring at the sun's red and pink skirts. Sometimes he wished he could just strike out. Escape, ge…

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Jul 29, 2018, 9:46 PM UTC

Minutes-Reads: Goodnight

I came to bed late. Swaying up the stairs as if at sea. When I reached the landing I had to stop. Gather myself. The bedroom was only a few paces away yet it seemed like leagues. Blink. I was at the…

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Jul 4, 2018, 5:07 PM UTC

Minutes-Reads: Last Train

He walked wearily along the train platform. His was the next train. Despite his tiredness, the unfamiliar style of another train waiting to depart caught his eye. Quite old fashioned looking. He peer…

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Jun 29, 2018, 9:06 PM UTC

Minute-Reads: Ruined

He hurried home, there was a curious quality to the air and it made him feel nervous. As it came into view he paused in shock and fear. It was a smouldering ruin. There was something else on the wind…

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Jun 18, 2018, 9:58 AM UTC

Fifty Words Challenge: My Forest

Source My second entry into the great #fiftywords challenge. It's a lot of fun. See the outline post here- https://steemit.com/fiftywords/@jayna/new-50-word-challenge-and-the-week-in-review ---- His…

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Jun 17, 2018, 8:32 AM UTC

By The Night

source Gone were the days I could land whatever catch I wanted. No, those damn quotas had ruined all that. Now I was forced to sail by the moon and the stars, wreathed in the secrecy of the velvet ni…

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Jun 13, 2018, 5:38 PM UTC

Minute-Reads: The Right Place

The next stop for this train is... The announcement broke up into static. William looked around in bewilderment. His memory was blank for a moment. As if it had blinked. Then it came rushing back. Th…

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Bagpuss
@bagpuss Jun 12, 2018, 5:49 PM UTC

Minute-Reads: Out of Office

I am out of the office until the 12th June - I will respond to your message when I return. It had become a standing joke, Greg Spencer's out of office message. He had died you see. Not at work you un…

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