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#Truthful Tuesday – on a Wednesday

What are your thoughts on white-washing in movies and tv shows? (If you aren’t aware, it’s having a white actor play a role of a non-white character. Think of Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, or Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One in Dr. Strange.) I think they should be portrayed as they areContinue reading “#Truthful Tuesday – on a Wednesday”

#One Liner Wednesday

Thanks to https://lindaghill.com/author/lindaghill/ for a one liner Wednesday Laughter is the best medicine of all.

Fandango’s Story Starter

When I first moved here a few months (years) back, I couldn’t believe that it would change my life. My daughter wanted to move, but had to go further out than any of us imagined. One hundred and twenty miles from our home town, we found a both found a new town to live in.Continue reading “Fandango’s Story Starter”

Monday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again

Verdict The judge and jury had already resumed their positions. Again, Laura tried to get her mum to look in her direction. She desperately wanted some emotion to be shown. Sway them into the right decision. However, her mum neither sobbed, or protested her innocence. Even if she could briefly acknowledge herContinue reading “Monday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again”

https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/ and Fandango’s Flash Fiction

My benefactor remains anonymous, but their kindness spoke volumes. To many it wasn’t much. A bicycle, probably second hand, but it saved my life. Now I could get to work with no cost at all. Sometimes I would ride along the route, and second guess with precarious person thought to give me this beautiful modeContinue reading “https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/ and Fandango’s Flash Fiction”

Word of the Day

Are you one of those people who get queasy at sight of blood, or could you watch an open heart surgery? I am okay with my blood, but other people’s I’m not so sure of. It’s not that I’m queasy, just I don’t know what to do. I watch Greys Anatomy, does that count inContinue reading “Word of the Day”

Word Prompt – What do you See

It had been a couple of years, and it was like they never existed. Family, friends, people you care about are always with you. Time may pass, and paths rarely cross, but when they do love shines through.

Last Two Days – Halloween Prompt

Going out Halloweening with my daughter (30) and granddaughter (2) reminded me of the days I used to take out my daughter and son when they were young. I taught them never to knock on doors where there may be the elderly, or where the house was in darkness. Pre-Covid and it was safer toContinue reading “Last Two Days – Halloween Prompt”

Sunday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again

Closing Statements As Richard Blake gave his closing argument, he studied every person on the jury like they were his friends. ‘My learned counsel would have you believe that this woman didn’t remember killing her husband. That this is through loss of control because of a long-term volatile relationship. But we know Thomas was havingContinue reading “Sunday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again”

M.A.R.S – from Sunday Word Prompts

Same, Same, But Different – Saturday Mix, 30 October 2021 https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/ and https://fivedotoh.com/2022/10/28/fandangos-flashback-friday-october-28th/ I smile at my colleague beside me, but his green skin has lost his sheen. This meeting of M.A.R.S. – Method and Race Survival. I see worry on a lot of other faces too. Different inhabitants with one goal in mind. Finding anotherContinue reading “M.A.R.S – from Sunday Word Prompts”