This week https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/24/fandangos-provocative-question-179/ is whether we have been on a summer holiday, and whether we have taken precautions if we did. My last holiday in May, we didn’t really take precautions. Nobody wore masks, and neither did we. Our holiday was in the UK, so I’m not sure whether I would have been more concernedContinue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/24/fandangos-provocative-question-179/”
Author Archives: writerravenclaw
Cat and Dog
For this week’s one liner Wednesday from https://lindaghill.com/author/lindaghill/. Having both had cats and dogs as pets, I know my canine friend will always look after me, but my feline friend will jump over my body to get away. A dog’s loyalty is never questioned, but a cat’s loyalty is questionable.
Once in a Lifetime
‘We’re going to be millionaires!’ Tom said, showing his wife the email. ‘It’s a one time offer. A lucrative deal, all I need to do is put in my bank account details and my mother’s maiden name, and they’ll send me a form to be an on-line sales person.’ ‘Maybe not, you click on thatContinue reading “Once in a Lifetime”
I am Woman
Today’s https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/23/fandangos-story-starter-60/ It would be easy enough to come away from that encounter thinking that she was to blame. Being the only female detective, she respected there were many other women before her, who had to put up with the same office banter. Banter, that wasn’t the word she would use. Their sly comments madeContinue reading “I am Woman”
Running in the Rain
This is written for https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/22/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-181-2/. We are always busy running through the rain, but it is easier with a friend. Every day, we walk in the rain, not understanding that there are many others trudging to a weathered tune. We don’t see other people, just focus on our own troubles as the rain pelts onContinue reading “Running in the Rain”
Weathered
Monday’s prompt E.M.’s RWP ~ #245 weathered from https://emkingston.wordpress.com/author/emkingston/ and the inspiration for this narrative. ‘I’m going for that weathered look,’ Simon said, looking at the walls in his bedroom. Wallpaper, stripped off the wall, was patchy in a few places. The colour beneath, a dark sort of blue. There was a few places, where theContinue reading “Weathered”
Family Album
Di (Pensitivity101) is helping Melanie (Sparks From a Combustible Mind) for the Share Your World prompt. Do you have family photographs on display in your main living room? Yes, I have pictures of my mum, dad, sister, brother, and loads of my granddaughter. I painted (paint by numbers Japanese style) a picture of my granddaughter, but itContinue reading “Family Album”
Pub Quiz
This weeks writing prompt Weekend Writing Prompt #273- Alcazar from https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/ ‘Alcazar. It’s an Islamic castle,’ Tom, whispered his answer. ‘How did you know that one?’ Their weekly pub quiz and the host was outdoing himself. Google, a dangerous thing in his hands. Last week, it was about naming all the Greek mythical beasts. ‘Final questionContinue reading “Pub Quiz”
I Will Survive
Sunday Confessionals this Sunday is to find our favourite quote and write a story, poem, or narrative about it. My quote is ”I will Survive”. Well not exactly a quote, but a song by Gloria Gaynor. A song, when I was growing up, helped me through a time when I was bullied. I will surviveContinue reading “I Will Survive”
It’s All Art
This short story is written for https://flashfictionforthepracticalpractitioner.wordpress.com/2022/08/17/flash-fiction-for-the-purposeful-practitioner-2022-week-34/ Laura held her art in high esteem, and judging by the looks on her customers faces, so did they. Mindful, not everyone found a still film of a puzzle, in the shape of a mouth, with missing pieces wasn’t to everyone’s taste. It wasn’t real, and her parentsContinue reading “It’s All Art”
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