Women’s Rights

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ I agree with women’s empowerment. We cannot go back to a time when the police did nothing about domestic violence, or accused women and girls of dressing in the wrong way when men took it upon themselves to attack them or women going to back street abortionists because they could go toContinue reading “Women’s Rights”

Brave Life

Written for http://skepticskaddish.com/2025/09/24/w3-prompt-178-weave-written-weekly/ . . . Stealthy Silence shifts into screams pulsing, bravely beating across the chasm of years from a baby’s first stumbling steps to a testy teenager’s raging war cry at parents and tiresome teachers their own battle forgotten when they switch to adult overthinking wrinkles at a premium price ready to breatheContinue reading “Brave Life”

Parenthood is Magical

Written for https://thesoulsearchersite.wordpress.com/category/6wsp/ Parenthood is a mysterious magical journey. When first held my children I never felt scared because they looked so strong. My daughter was nine pounds one and my son, nine pounds ten. As they grew, there were times when I wasn’t confident, but with my husband’s help, we watched them turn fromContinue reading “Parenthood is Magical”

Last Friday Fibs

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/fibbing-friday-26th-september/ 1.  What is a winklepicker? Something to clean the inside of a high heeled shoe. 2.  What is a pipsqueak? The sound eating an apple pip makes when you crunch into it. 3.  What is a beatnik? A thief running away from a policeman. 4.  What is a sequin? A ballroom danceContinue reading “Last Friday Fibs”

Alive

Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/reenas-xploration-challenge-400/ When the nature of the mind battles to keep our fears inside; we should not keep quiet. Friends, family, even strangers could help. To live within the confines of our ideas – dangerous. Overthinking stokes like petrol to a fire. The heart that enlarges reality, kept in a loving loop of forgiveness,Continue reading “Alive”

Mask of Invisibility

Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/its-thursdays-six-sentence-story-blog-hop-38/ Sarah wondered what choice she had in her first therapy session; her plan of remaining undetected by teachers. Eyes down, focussed on her work, she could wear her mask of invisibility. ‘Please, do this for me, I cannot lose you too,’ her dad said. She chewed the inside of her gum andContinue reading “Mask of Invisibility”

Freedom

Written for https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthecorecorby.com%2Fwhats-on%2Fvoices-of-gaia%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C1cb9bebda30c44b59d6308ddf9d917b4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638941433002641356%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pXpMlyxWSi0rd6vT1jbPUqHwxGiT%2B9z2xbo3CAM3Vz0%3D&reserved=0 This is a link to the Voices of GAIA, where my poem ”Freedom” and other writer’s creations were recorded for my local entertainment centre. I didn’t get to attend because of my dentist appointment, but I was sent this link so I could hear, not only my own poem, but other writer’sContinue reading “Freedom”