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Tag Archives: Anecdotes

When the Singing’s Done

Through the boredom in the quiet
He’d start to softly sing.

Posted byAly Writes24th May 202224th May 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Anecdotes, Canadian, Canadian Literature, Childhood Memories, Family, Favourite Things, Literature, Poem, Poetry, True StoryLeave a comment on When the Singing’s Done

A boldly honest manual on the finer points of ice-fishing

You’re on the ice. On a lake. In a car. Imagine the ice cracking and the car sinking into the deep, dark, deathly cold water. Try to breathe. Stop imagining. Try to breathe.

Posted byAly Writes1st Mar 20221st Mar 2022Posted inFlash Fiction, HumorTags:Anecdotes, Canadian, Flash, Flash Fiction, Funny, Ice Fishing, Northern Ontario, Tourism, TravelLeave a comment on A boldly honest manual on the finer points of ice-fishing

Please Don’t Sign the Guestbook

The Airbnb was quaint and quirky and we blew in with the wind, strewing makeup bags and wine coolers across the place like our signature: four best friends, there to whoop it up.

Posted byAly Writes22nd Jun 202124th Jun 2021Posted inMicro Fiction, TravelTags:Anecdotes, Dysfunctional, Funny, Prose, TravelLeave a comment on Please Don’t Sign the Guestbook

A Nightmare Thankfully Unfulfilled

On a 20 hour bus ride through jungle and desert, the bathroom will be vile. But don’t let that stop you.

Posted byAly Writes17th Dec 202017th Dec 2020Posted inBolivia, Humor, Prose, TravelTags:Anecdotes, Bolivia, Funny, Photography, Prose, TravelLeave a comment on A Nightmare Thankfully Unfulfilled
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