Confessions

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/03/24/fibbing-friday-24th-march/ What did the quick brown fox leap over? The sleeping hare, he was in a rush to get to work. What were the Window Cleaner’s confessions? He missed a bit, but couldn’t tell the brown fox, because he wanted to get his money. What was The Mad Hatter’s true occupation? He wasContinue reading “Confessions”

Waiting Room

Written for https://weeklyprompts.wordpress.com/?p=12525&preview=true A different waiting room, to what Molly was used to. The walls were a calming green, the colour of grass, trees, and little buds at the start of summer. No pain, the tubes from her withered hands, were gone. When she was young, her hair was this beautiful – gleaming, soft, withContinue reading “Waiting Room”

Poachers

Written for https://carrotranch.com/category/flash-fiction-challenge/ ninety-nine word flash fiction story. There were reports of shots fired.First on the scene, she wasn’t sure what she would find. So many poachers, killing bears for nothing more than the skin on the animals backs or their babies. To drag them into a life, behind bars, with the pain of lossContinue reading “Poachers”

Chasing Happiness

Written in response https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/03/23/reenas-xploration-challenge-273/ She was chasing happiness, like a kite, flying high in the sky. The wind blew it in every direction, through the clouds, and falling back to earth. Alone, happiness was short lived. The kite never seemed to gain the height it needed to. Her legs were never quite fast enough toContinue reading “Chasing Happiness”

Raining in Summer

This week https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2023/03/23/thursday-inspiration-201-summer-rain/ asks us to either use the peace symbol or the song ”Summer Rain”. In the seventies, and eighties there was a growing trend for peaceful protesting outside nuclear plants. Camping outside, in an attempt to persuade the government to not have a nuclear power plant near where people live. It didn’t reallyContinue reading “Raining in Summer”

Waiting

Written for https://lightmotifs.wordpress.com/2023/03/20/tmp100-target/ and her Monday peeve. If you are waiting for someone to repair an appliance, or other work, and they tell us they will be here between nine and five. You stay in, most of the day, and they come right at the end. Wouldn’t it be better for a text to say,Continue reading “Waiting”

No Sense

My post is written in response to https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/03/20/share-your-world-march-20th/ 1.   Do you use an ‘air freshener’ in your home/car/office? (solid, gel, spray, pot pourri, etc) I use an air freshener in my car, but I own a dog, and don’t have an air freshener in my house. Perhaps it would be a good idea, but IContinue reading “No Sense”

Security

Written https://fivedotoh.com/2023/03/21/fandangos-story-starter-89/ The warm, golden glow of the streetlight outside her bedroom window gave Marilou the illusion of security. Yet, she was a prisoner too, unable to step foot outside her flat. She tried, so many times. Stood in the doorway, hands around her waist, hugging herself, before climbing the wooden stairs, back to safety.Continue reading “Security”

Crazy Cheeks

Written in response https://christinebialczak.com/category/weekly-writing-prompt/ Bob, going in for a landing, regretted his choice of spice the previous evening. It seemed like a brilliant idea, ordering two curries. Two Birds, One Stone, a restaurant with a six feather review. Now, is bowels were going in for a landing before he was. The smoke roared out ofContinue reading “Crazy Cheeks”