Sally opened one eye, and then the other was slow to react. Her whole body felt like it had been pulled through a field full of angry bulls backwards. Attempting to lift her head, she gave up. Even reaching for her mobile was an effort. Her arms, heavy and unresponsive, she regretted her new year’sContinue reading “Exercise is Dangerous”
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https://fivedotoh.com/2022/01/12/fandangos-provocative-question-152/
What do you do for a living? If you are retired, what did you do before you retired? If you’re currently unemployed, what did you do before becoming unemployed? I would love to write for a living, and I kind of am. I got paid for writing my play, and it has been performed readyContinue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2022/01/12/fandangos-provocative-question-152/”
Fandango’s Story Starter
My take on Fandango’s Story Starter When Frank turned the TV that night and saw the lead story on the late news, he knew that he was close to being found out. They had found her body, that much he knew would happen. It wasn’t like he buried it deep underground. Part of him wantedContinue reading “Fandango’s Story Starter”
Word of the Day – Peripatetic
The Word of The Day is PERIPATETIC DEFINITION Generaladjective1. traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods. Aristotelian. noun1. a person who travels from place to place. “peripatetic have been cut under local management of schools”2. an Aristotelian philosopher. ‘Peripatetic, the word I’m going to spell is peripatetic, P – eContinue reading “Word of the Day – Peripatetic”
A Cosmopolitan Career
‘A cosmopolitan, please,’ Stacey asked, passing across the last of her wages. It had been a tiring week at work, and she wanted to spend something on herself for once. When she was eighteen, it was her go to drink. Maybe she could get another job. One where she could afford to buy food asContinue reading “A Cosmopolitan Career”
Birds in Flight
Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight, red sky in morning shepherd’s warning. I am not sure where that saying came from, but it must have been something to do with the weather. I think both time’s of day are beautiful, even if that means we get rain the next day. Plants need water to thrive,Continue reading “Birds in Flight”
My Double Take
Double Take – Saturday Mix, 8 January 2022 Their homophone sets this week are: clack – chattering soundclaque – group hired to applaud, sycophants and click – ticking noiseclique– exclusive group Click, clack, click, the two halves of the coconut made the sound of the horses hooves perfectly. Joe didn’t want to be part of that clique, he decidedContinue reading “My Double Take”
https://fivedotoh.com/2022/01/10/fowc-with-fandango-whole/
There are many sweet treats I like, but there are only a few things I can eat the whole lot. If a treacle tart, or steamed sponge was placed in front of me, I will not share. The same goes for cheesecake – that’s mine, so what are the rest of you eating.
Wordle 535
Jan9 by https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/author/undercaws/ Words on the page take shape, some fraught with a thrust of breath, some quiet like a low, shifting sigh. Everything changes in a moment and creates a picture in the reader’s mind. Every gap filled with a shape of something to be revealed as each page is turned. Or a keenContinue reading “Wordle 535”
For E.M’s Ramble Prompt – Books
his week’s topic is “Books“. Here are the questions: Do you prefer digital, paperback, or hard bound books? I much prefer paperback or hard bound books. I don’t like reading digital books, it isn’t the same. I want to be able to turn the pages and get the feel of the book. Do you have aContinue reading “For E.M’s Ramble Prompt – Books”
Writer Ravenclaw 