Category SS Prompt 3: Translation
SS Prompt 3: Translation
Word Count: 2500 Words exactly
Deadline: 25 March 2020
Please do not post before the deadline.
Lost and found in translation by Anthea Pretorius
My caregiver, Grace, settles in me in my wheelchair. She helped me wash my hair, styled it beautifully and then helped me dress. With efficient hands she makes sure the band around my waist, holding me in place is not…...
Through the eyes of a stranger by Rebecca Suchi
Jackie was dreading going out based on previous experience. This was the worst time of the day to venture going out. She had run out of options and this was something that needed to be done now. She dressed accordingly;…...
Assassins by Tim Payne
A follow up to Hit Squad: It’s 4.30 am and I feel like I haven’t slept a wink. My throat is on fire and my head is pounding. I sit up and painfully twist round to look in the mirror. I’m finally getting…...
Floriography: A Study in Blue By Ash.MK
The Return – Part 5 by Jan
I know it is spring when I open my windows and the delicious scent of jasmine greets me. The morning air still has a slight bite to it, but the humidity is different, fresh. By mid-morning the sun will have…...
Instrumentation Translation by Michael Reyneke
Laura woke at six o’clock. She showered, dressed in clean underwear and socks, having washed yesterdays the night before. She picked up the dark green t-shirt from the floor, smelled it, not too bad, pulled it on. The black jeans…...