Author: Lizzie Gudkov

Lisbon, Portugal -- I am a former educator who became a writer. My fascination for people's intricacies and my love for words drive me to write stories. These appear in the format of flash-fiction, short stories and poetry, stubbornly and imprudently!
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Immersive Writing

As NaNoWriMo threatens to sneak up on us, I return to iRez to share a bit of my…

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Of Stories, Writers and a Virtual World

It’s raining. After a few months of wintry landscapes, Second Life’s snow is slowly melting away. There’s…

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It Took a While – Chapter 7

Dunes The five sisters sat in silence, looking at the soft web and flow of the sea….

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It Took a While – Chapter 6

Collected Letters Mathilda stayed behind, not because she couldn’t leave, but because she was strong enough to…

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It Took a While – Chapter 5

Collared The youngest of all the sisters, Angel felt the wrath the worst. She was rebellious, autonomous,…

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It Took a While – Chapter 4

Harvest Moon Cordelia held her smiling Buddha. The wooden statue travelled with her throughout the world, finally…

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It Took a While – Chapter 3

Just Below the Surface Jill turned the key to lock the door of her house by the…

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It Took a While – Chapter 2

The Blue Note Patty was the eldest of the five. She drove all the way back, from…

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It Took a While – Chapter 1

  Torn apart, five sisters come back home to face a painful past that still haunts them….

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New Stories, New Experiences, New Characters!

A short update! September brings a return to every-day-life routines. But it also brings new stories, new…

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Blind Jump Into… We Have Arrived!

Here ends this trip we’ve started at the beginning of June. Today is the last post for…

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Blind Jump Into… Electrifying

The open field offered no protection. A low sea of golden wheat surrounded the dance floor placed…

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Blind Jump Into… Bus Stop

A man and a woman, two strangers, sat side by side at the bus stop. Both checked…

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Blind Jump Into… Live on TV!

The gigantic proportion of the enterprise made all participants, investors, sponsors and silent partners anticipate an enormous…

Poster graphic for the flash fiction "A Night to Remember" text reads "A Night to Remember by Tabitha Raincloud and Lizzie Gudkov" on a white background with a red skirt hem, pink legs, and red high heels
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Blind Jump Into… A Night to Remember

The red dress and matching red shoes sat on the bed, neatly placed, side by side. She…

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Blind Jump Into… The Beginning

The corner of the room was empty, a single chair stood in the darkness. The child sat…

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Blind Jump Into… The Book

A world of ghosts from the past caught up with her when she picked up the book….

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Blind Jump Into… Tea and Ham

“Tea and ham,” requested the old Duke of Hamilton to one of his servants. The earthquake sent…

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Blind Jump Into… Point of View

The waiting room had a view to the ocean. From the rectangular window, you could see dolphins…

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Blind Jump Into… Caution!

“Just don’t trip,” said John. Annie nodded. She realized she was much faster than her brother, climbing…

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Blind Jump Into… Promise

The storm approached without warning as the four men were sailing out to sea. The fishing season…

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Blind Jump Into… The Crowd

The Crowd The crowd gathered on the riversides and pointed at the bay. A sailboat slid slowly…

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Blind Jump Into… Life is Beautiful

Life is Beautiful Overlooking the sea, an announced summer hiding behind a flat horizon, I sit and…

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Blind Jump Into… Are You Sure?

Are you sure? “Final words, final thoughts,” he mumbled, as he walked towards the massive iron doors,…

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Blind Jump Into… Imagine

Imagine The shadows played on the old windmill, fallen a long time ago. A new windmill was…

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Blind Jump Into… Version 2.05

Version 2.05 “Program: Bird Watcher version 2.05”. That’s what she wanted. It was the last box in…

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Blind Jump Into… Swing

Swing Out of the blueness of space, the openness of an open sky, a swing swayed back…

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Blind Jump into…

Time to leave Goatswood and those who became familiar faces for the past 12 days.  Ernest, the…

Exterior of a porch area in front of a brick building on the Goatswood sim in the virtual world of Second Life
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 12

[button link=”http://irez.uk/2013/06/11/chapter-11-the-barn/” bg_color=”#000000″ border=”#757575″]< Chapter 11: The Barn[/button] [caption id="attachment_18529" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Goatswood: The Observer[/caption] Chapter 12....

dark scene inside a barn with a large chow standing in the middle of a dirt floor
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It Takes a Village – Chapter 11

[button link=”http://irez.uk/2013/06/10/chapter-10-the-church/” bg_color=”#000000″ border=”#757575″]< Chapter 10: The Church[/button] [caption id="attachment_18479" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Goatswood: The Barn[/caption] Chapter 11....