My Kind of Name

Share your world’s questions https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/02/13/share-your-world-13th-february/ If you could rename yourself, what name would you choose and why? I like my name, mainly because it was my big sister who gave me that name. I was meant to be Diane, but my mum couldn’t spell, so I was Diana. She could never spell that, and normallyContinue reading “My Kind of Name”

Please Do More

Written in response to https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/author/sadje19/ I couldn’t explain to Giraffa why she was alone, or that a hunter took away her mother just because of the money he could get for her meat, pelts, bones. Even jewellery. With mankind heavy on my shoulders, I stared into her eyes, almost asking for some forgiveness. Not thatContinue reading “Please Do More”

I’m Just Saying

Doctor Tanya from https://saltedcaramel670.wordpress.com/2023/02/13/something-to-say-blogging-insights-3-0-4/asks their fellow bloggers “Writing is always difficult, but easier with something to say. Writing isn’t always difficult, there are days when, after working full time, I struggle to write. Accessing the thoughts, which make everything coherent isn’t there. I do find it easy with questions like this, because I don’t haveContinue reading “I’m Just Saying”

It’s A Date

Written this week for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2023/02/12/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-249/. The prompt word today is date. Sitting at the bar, with a glass of wine, she waited for her date to arrive. She wasn’t sure a Valentine’s meeting would work, and five minutes late, her date thought so too. Emptying the glass, she brought out another five pound note. Expensive,Continue reading “It’s A Date”

Broken Hearted

Written in response to https://lindaghill.com/2023/02/10/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-feb-11-2023/ ‘Your heart is easily broken, but can be mended.’ ‘We were supposed to get married, Mum, have children. I don’t think I’ll ever get over it.’ Sally lay forlorn on the sofa, a box of tissues on her lap. This was the longest relationship she had. Three whole months, andContinue reading “Broken Hearted”

In That Moment

Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/02/09/reenas-xploration-challenge-267/ In That Moment. In that moment, the day both my children were born, I found out what true love actually meant. My first child, 9lb 1, and let’s just say it hurt a bit. Although all that went away when my daughter was handed to me. We already knew the name, itContinue reading “In That Moment”