WarArtillerySorrowBraverySmokeTwistAtonementBillowSquatDirtSoldiersShoulders Our shoulders together, we fight for freedom. We didn’t think war would happen, but now the smoke is twisting and turning in a dance of atonement. Billowing from buildings. Sorrow, that our bravery will show nothing but fear. Soldiers in our streets, both theirs and ours. Our shoulders touch, but we are not theContinue reading “Atonement”
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Lame
“You’re so lame!” Josh shouted, as he stomped up the stairs. “I hate you!” Using her parental control on his mobile was the only way she could punish him. She took his mobile, and refused to give it back. Cutting the internet wouldn’t stop him trying to get in contact with his friends, he stillContinue reading “Lame”
A New Life
Life had always been an adventure for Jules, but for the first time, it was a strange one. Walking in the dark was a strange sensation, but one she had to get used to. She couldn’t look in the puddle, or see her reflection. Her therapist said it was a matter of viewing the worldContinue reading “A New Life”
Do I hoard or collect?
https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ I don’t hoard things as much as I used to. When my children were young, I kept every painting, but my mother-in-law saw my collection and advised I threw some of them out. She was right, and I threw away most of their paintings, but kept a few in a scrap book. I didContinue reading “Do I hoard or collect?”
Sharing My World
Questions Is any one person’s life worth more than another’s? Why or why not? None of us should think we are better than anyone else. It doesn’t matter how young, old, rich, or poor we are. Having said that, for those who harm others, then I don’t think they deserve the same respect. Can aContinue reading “Sharing My World”
No Vacancies
Written for the word prompt What Do You See https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ Sarah held her small suitcase, and wandered across the streets, hoping for somewhere to stay. There were vacancies, but not in 1953, not for her. Great Britain had fought a war on her behalf, but it was still legal to put signs up in theContinue reading “No Vacancies”
My Sunday Ramble for E’M
What are five things you could buy at a gas station to make the cashier look at you oddly? One mars bar, one twix, one star bar, one large bar of dairy milk and a diet coke. If someone were to narrate your life, who would you choose to do it? Dame Helen Mirren. HaveContinue reading “My Sunday Ramble for E’M”
For Wordle – Giants
1. Malice2. Gangly3. Find4. Misery5. Hardhearted6. Lens7. Imperative8. Orbit9. Inchoate (adj.)) Not yet fully developed, rudimentary, lacking order10. Helminth (n.)) a worm especially a parasitic worm11. Mask12. Glide A town called Malice, where gangly giants thought they could find the meaning of life in misery. Hard hearted against the humans below, they were but aContinue reading “For Wordle – Giants”
What Can We Do?
“War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?” His question was open ended, and both of them knew the answer. There was nothing they could do at such a hostile country. They had the power, and nobody was doing anything to stop them. Fear at what could happen to the worldContinue reading “What Can We Do?”
Insinuate – Word
“What are you trying to insinuate?” “There were two cakes in that fridge last night, and now there are only one. I didn’t eat it, so it must have been you.” The evidence was there in glorious technicolour – one cake, with strawberries on top, but Maurine was sure it wasn’t her that ate thatContinue reading “Insinuate – Word”
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