Author Archives: writerravenclaw

Perfection

Written in response to https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/12/28/rdp-wednesday-fantastic/ daily prompt. ‘Fantastic, it’s my lucky day,’ Molly said, as she picked up a toy from the table. It was perfect, a kitchen her son wanted. Taking it to the counter, she looked at the charity box on the side. She couldn’t afford much, but she couldn’t not give anything.Continue reading “Perfection”

Gift of Love

In response to https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/26/share-your-world-26th-december/ 1.   If you have been given a variety of gifts, do you have a clear out of older stuff to make room for it? My gifts mostly consist of bath products, jumpers (I can never have enough of), Harry Potter stuff, slippers. No, I don’t clear out older stuff. 2.  DoContinue reading “Gift of Love”

Besties

Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2022/12/26/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-199/ They were fifteen when they last said goodbye to each other. Now, m Mothers to be, life had changed in so many ways. It was different, yet the same old laughter. It was a friendship they first saw at the age of twelve. One young girl, sitting on a bike rack. Another,Continue reading “Besties”

Don’t Ever Forget

Written in response to https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/author/sadje19/ Alice had been here before; a bottle that said, ‘drink me.’ A cake that said, ‘eat me.’ Now, this gift, underneath the Christmas tree, took her back to a time of Cheshire cats, and the Queen, getting her servants to paint white roses red. Growing up was strange, not aContinue reading “Don’t Ever Forget”

Christmas Fibs

Written for What were these carols about? Part 2: What were these songs really about? https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/23/fibbing-friday-23rd-december/ What were these carols about? 1. Away in a Manger It is where Jesus was asleep in the manger, so fast asleep, the animals didn’t wake him up. 2. Hark the Herald Angels Sing. The angels sang Jesus toContinue reading “Christmas Fibs”

Rosmarie

Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ A landscape gardener and his pride and joy was always the rose bush at the back. He planted it when he first started, his first attempt at growing anything. Now, sixty years later, it still bloomed every spring. Now it was sleeping, but when his daughter was sixteen, it would bloom again.Continue reading “Rosmarie”

The Greatest Gift of All

Christmas questions from https://fromcavewalls.wordpress.com/2022/12/22/throwback-thursday-69-a-gift/ My greatest gift are my children, and grandchildren. I watched them grow up, from kids to adults, always so proud of them and their achievements. Not in money, but in kindness, loyalty, and love. My daughter is a great gift ideas person, my son, her finance manager. Last year I gotContinue reading “The Greatest Gift of All”

Going Home

Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2022/12/19/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-198/ Mary sat on the floor, in the library, waiting for the madness to be over. Everyone, in their Christmas hats, and jumpers. Singing festive songs on the Karaoke machine. She didn’t want to be there, reminded of those, whose Christmas would be full of presents and peace. There was no peace atContinue reading “Going Home”