Archive for Author: JNMaster

THE CHILDRENS PARTY

The party hall is almost ready now, chairs, banners, balloons and an explosion of every single colour of the rainbow. To the far right is the popular pin the donkey and to the left a table, stocked with every child’s dream a mountain of cupcakes and a sea of...

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OUR LONG BROWN TABLE

It's funny how the long brown table in our dining hall can switch roles so fast. During the day her job is to hold the daily mail and unfinished homework, as well as plates of cookies, a pit stop for hungry bellies in the house.

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BEFORE THE BIG GAME

A melting pot of people burst through the immense gates and a series of asynchronous footsteps twirl skyward through the mahogany stairwells. The towering luminescent bulbs look over us and beam as a slight breeze nods in our direction and the sun waves goodbye.

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THE CROWD

I am now in a crowd with my mother and the crowd is moving. When it moves, I must to, and if my tiny feet fail to keep up, I risk being trampled underfoot. Each person moves as if unseen hands drag them this way and that, pulling their eyes to...

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TEDDY BEAR FACTORY

Ironic isn't it?, how faces of such sadness and exhaustion are leached into creating the gifts of joy. Amid the purr of the machinery and the gentle hum of the sowing stations, unfolds the creation of a child’s best friend.

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AN EARLY MORNING STROLL

The garden is always a shade brighter after the first rains. The dew is perfect pearl beading more exquisite than any wedding dress, effortlessly following the curves of the earth. The harlequin beneath shines through, a rich dark grass upon the nurturing soil.

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