Tuesday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again

CHAPTER SIXTEEN LAURA ‘Hello, is anyone there?’ Laura called out to the back of the shop. Elizabeth hadn’t exaggerated, it was a quaint little place, and the smell of old books surrounded the walls like a freshly baked loaf of bread. She remembered when she was little, or maybe it was something she imagined, butContinue reading “Tuesday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again”

For Word Prompt – Opposites

https://lindaghill.com/author/lindaghill/ I have been married for thirty-four years to my opposite. I work hard every day, not able to stand still for a moment. I prefer to be busy. If I’m not writing, I am working. Even when I’m supposed to be relaxing I put pressure on myself. I can’t just sit and watch TV,Continue reading “For Word Prompt – Opposites”

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When trying to lose weight why is it so tempting to eat that cake? I think it is because you are telling yourself you are not allowed because you will put on weight instead of lose it. I have lost weight, all three stone of it, and I know I can make the right choices,Continue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2021/12/21/fowc-with-fandango-tempting/”

#For Share Your World

What is your least favorite holiday side dish?  (for any holiday) Sprouts, they have no place on a Christmas Dinner. What is the ugliest or most tasteless decoration you’ve ever seen? I think any decoration deserves to be on the tree, no matter how ugly. It is beautiful to someone else. What is a cherishedContinue reading “#For Share Your World”

For #270

DepictionStealFlyLyricsCrystallizeFirepitHostessJasperThrashLigamentDripPole Our hostess Jasper stoked the firepit and the burgers we consumed tasted burnt. I listened to the lyrics of the song, and I was back at the scouts singing fireside songs. I didn’t enjoy it then, and now, as my bones creak I want to be anywhere else than in the middle of theContinue reading “For #270”

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The product of a faulty wired up world she didn’t know what to think next. Every day was a struggle, but just to get out of bed was a miracle. As each day passed life got that little bit easier. Sometimes it was like taking a step back; several steps back. Out of work forContinue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2021/12/20/fowc-with-fandango-product/”

A Present

It appeared overnight, the gift wrapped in brown paper, tied with a string. It looked out of place with the other presents. Not worse, better. They worked together – her children had worked together to buy the perfect gift. They smiled as she gently tugged at the string and wrapped it in a neat littleContinue reading “A Present”