Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/reenas-xploration-challenge-401/ An illusion of coffee sat on her table, ready for the next person in the room. She smoothed out the white icing over the chocolate coffee cup. Just two hours prior, the kitchen bustled. Flour spread along the side like a thin layer of snow. Fondant icing folded into tiny people herContinue reading “Coffee Magic”
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Wrong Hero
Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/its-thursdays-six-sentence-story-blog-hop-39/ Tear the fragile layer away, and her hollow heart switches to a galloping beat. Nobody hears perfect pain. What is there to gain with trusting in the wrong hero? Sarah shrunk into her paper thin skin, not sure she could be honest about her fears. ‘In your own time . . .Continue reading “Wrong Hero”
Respect
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/10/01/one-liner-wednesday-look-what-came-in-the-mail/ Respect is earned and not given away as a free gift; with trust, empathy, and understanding it is possible to see another point of view.
Last Moments
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ As Sarah sheltered underneath an oak tree, its sturdy branches protected her from the unexpected hailstorm. She stretched her coat around her school uniform. It had been months since she had seen her friends. Excuses sent by text were common. Retreating into her homework easily, she kept conversations brief. No one desiredContinue reading “Last Moments”
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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”
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