Written for https://christinebialczak.com/2026/09/01/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-09-01-2026/ Harold was looking forward to his first time away from the care home in months. He loved a bingo game, but Sheila cheated and won the best biscuits, besides a trip to the seaside was the best. He held his cane close and climbed aboard the yellow bus. He made a bidContinue reading “Best Biscuits”
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Spoke of Freedom
Written for https://mymindmappings.com/2026/09/01/fandangos-story-starter-262/ After the way they’d been treated, why shouldn’t they help themselves? It wasn’t just the lies; although they meant nothing if the truth spared them. Their leader spoke of freedom, yet whenever they spoke their minds, he told them they were foolish to believe the propaganda of the only other party inContinue reading “Spoke of Freedom”
Love to Shop
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/share-your-world-31st-august-2026/ 1. Do you enjoy shopping? (food, clothes, shoes etc) Food shopping is a way of getting out of the house, or rather getting my husband out of the house. It is something we do together. When shopping with my daughter it is more fun, because it isn’t just the normal stuff weContinue reading “Love to Shop”
Limerick
Written for https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/weekend-writing-prompt-483-alfresco/ A woman loved dining alfresco decided she needed booze at Tesco Her weekly food shop She thought it was top to buy everything in one go A woman with nothing to do drank champagne to stop feeling blue Fizzy bubbles were nice she didn’t think twice restful afternoons were few.
Fibbing Life
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/fibbing-friday-28th-august-2026/ 1. What is a puggle A baby pug. 2. What is an hibiscus? It is when a flower loses its petals during the winter. 3. What is a concertina? When a young woman goes to concerts with her friend Tina. 4. What is a dipstick? A stick you put in the oceanContinue reading “Fibbing Life”
Not for Ourselves
Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2026/08/23/sundays-six-sentence-story-prompt-word-45/ ‘Sometimes a kind word is something we leave for strangers, but not for ourselves. You have been through a traumatic experience, yet you blame yourself for everything and that isn’t healthy.’ Sally took another tissue from the box and twisted it into several pieces. She was told therapy would help, but doubtContinue reading “Not for Ourselves”
We Are Strong
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2026/08/26/one-liner-wednesday-ive-been-abandoned/ A promise of protection, for a parent and grandparent, is a promise that will never fade with time – from the moment they are born, our strength is their strength, we will never abandon them.
Stealthy Star
Written for https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/26/w3-prompt-226-weave-written-weekly/ This is my first tanaga, a poem showing wisdom. The same wisdom my dad shared with me when he was alive. Stealthy star in the night sky Wishing without words will fly safety he always provides Silent footprints leave no pride
Never Alone
Written for https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/08/24/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-296/ A proud lady went for a jog but found herself lost in the fog she found her way home and so she wasn’t alone ate a doughnut the size of a cog.
Sharing Worlds
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/share-your-world-24th-august-2026/ 1. Which tastes better: black or green olives? Neither, I don’t eat olives. 2. What’s your favourite room in your home? It would have to be the bathroom, because it is the only space I can be in without anyone asking for anything. I love a good bubble bath, reading a book, andContinue reading “Sharing Worlds”
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