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Year of the Dragon

It was her favourite roller coaster ride. It was smaller than she remembered, but then she was smaller too. Eight years old, and the first real roller coaster she went on. With her dad, she wasn’t scared. It didn’t matter it was twenty feet high, or that the screams from other riders would normally makeContinue reading “Year of the Dragon”

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Not my cat, but similar to one I found in the shed and called ”Chelsea”. She was no bigger than the palm of my hand, but the sassiest cat there was. She didn’t like being petted, but sometimes she slept on my daughter’s bed. When I brought my German Shep cross with every thing else,Continue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2022/01/18/fowc-with-fandango-sassy/”

Two Word Prompts in One

She had thought about and imagined this moment for years, but she’d never expected She had thought about and imagined this moment for years, but she’d never expected the overwhelming surge of love for the child she didn’t know. Her first steps, words, and another mother heard them. Her only consolation; her little bundle wasContinue reading “Two Word Prompts in One”

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My legs didn’t shake as I adjusted my stance on the rocks. I extended my reach and air rushed around my steady ankles. It was weird, but my pulse was as regular as the beat of a clock. I wasn’t sure of what to do next. Should I climb back down, going the way IContinue reading “https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/”

A Lonely Bench

A lonely bench surveyed all in its eyeline, and wondered how quiet their world was, until company confided their thoughts. They never spoke, but their hands communicated a silence he understood. As their palms pressed on its surface, he could sense the tears. It helped him to be a friend; someone who would understand, howContinue reading “A Lonely Bench”

Forgetful me – Never

I forget where I put my glasses on a regular basis. I have three pairs in total and all of them are cheap reading glasses from the pound shop. They do the job and I can see well with them on. I am as blind as a mole without them. I can see long distance,Continue reading “Forgetful me – Never”

For E.M.s Sunday Ramble Prompt

Choose one person from history you would want on your team in a zombie apocalypse. Why would you choose them? I would choose Einstein because he is clever and would know what to do in a crisis, but if it were brute strength then I would choose Bruce Willis. He always gets out of extremeContinue reading “For E.M.s Sunday Ramble Prompt”

Perfection

Ripples filter across the lake in a bid to cross the other side. The glean of the moon infinite, but fleeing. In mere seconds, the sun will replace its glow and life will begin anew. I love this time of day. I am alone and it gives me time to think about what I needContinue reading “Perfection”

Window

For Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Window Window Watching the ever changing scenery in a child’s view of the world noting every drop of rain daring to dream for over the rainbow when life changes all over again.