Sunday Snippet – From my book ”It Won’t Happen Again

CHAPTER TWELVE LAURA Laura, who had been worried about how the other prisoners treated her mum, couldn’t stop thinking of the worst scenario – she was vulnerable from other prisoners, not only because she allowed Thomas to treat her so badly, but because it sounded like Chris protected her from the worst. There were women,Continue reading “Sunday Snippet – From my book ”It Won’t Happen Again”

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‘A child’s painting?’ ‘You have to be vigilant for anyone to smuggle in drugs.’ her colleague said, and sipped at her coffee. ‘Even so, how can drugs be smuggled in a child’s painting? I don’t understand.’ Her first day as a prison officer and there was so much to learn. Drugs, a big business inContinue reading “https://sammiscribbles.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/wk-239-smuggle.jpg”

Saturday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again

CHAPTER ELEVEN MARTHA With officers on guard, and tables bolted down to stop prisoners from throwing them across the room, Martha wasn’t sure this was the right environment for Tabitha, but it was too late now to change her mind. The door opened, as the visitors filed inside. Martha watched as groups of men andContinue reading “Saturday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again”

Family Tree – For Stream of Consciousness

A few years ago my sister-in-law looked into our family tree – she went back to the 1500’s and we found out some interesting things. There were three sisters, and they came from a rich family. Somewhere in Aylesbury there is the ancestral home, which belonged to them, but because they were female and notContinue reading “Family Tree – For Stream of Consciousness”

Certify – A Word Prompt from Fandango

This tiny piece of paper, posted through a letterbox and she wasn’t afraid to open it. Her results were already emailed. The decision to take a college course at the age of fifty a strange one, but something she wanted to do. Divorce, an ugly word, but a word all the same. Now she hadContinue reading “Certify – A Word Prompt from Fandango”

E.M.’s Random Word Prompt #10

E.M.’s Random Word Prompt #10 Introvert I would class myself as an introvert. My play will be advertised in a couple of months, and there will be a meet and greet when it airs for the first time. I don’t really like being in front of the crowd, but rather the person behind the words. IContinue reading “E.M.’s Random Word Prompt #10”