For The Friday Reminder – Stream of Consciousness

‘Boo!’ My brother grabs his sides as I throw my now empty mug across the room. ‘Oi, that nearly hit me,’ he says, between his bursts of laughter. ‘Next time it will,’ I say, putting the kettle on to boil again. He has always been the joke, but on Halloween, he gets way worse. ThereContinue reading “For The Friday Reminder – Stream of Consciousness”

Halloween Special – Sonnet for Shakespeare

This is written for the Halloween special – Write a Halloween sonnet. Power of Three Witches three meet in secret on the heath meeting a man who doesn’t always know his own mind to suspend his first belief. A hero in mind; a hero too slow. To remain loyal or to jump ahead. whether itContinue reading “Halloween Special – Sonnet for Shakespeare”

Saturday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again

‘That must have made you so angry Mrs Whitman. Seeing the man, who promised you his affair was over, but having dinner with this same woman.’ ‘I was furious, I didn’t want to believe he could do that to me,’ Martha said. ‘Was it then you came up with the plan to murder your husband?’Continue reading “Saturday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again”

Friday Flashback – A Musical or Three

As a child I loved watching musicals, my absolute favourite was Singing in the Rain with Gene Kelly. A story about a film star who finds love. The movies went from silent to talkies and the female star couldn’t sing, so they got in a singing double. This famous scene was recreated in a comedyContinue reading “Friday Flashback – A Musical or Three”

Halloween Challenge –

https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/ Boogieman, Boogieman, Boogieman, If you say it thrice, In your own fear you will stand, Your mind will be in a vice. Boogieman, Boogieman, Boogieman, Your screams will wake the dead, Every night without fail, Or that’s the legends cred.

Fibbing Friday – My Answers

Why does garlic repel vampires? It gives them garlic breath on their dates with witches. What do you need to kill a werewolf? You need a bottle of Ketchup and three blood oranges. What is the purpose of a Jack-o-lantern? It is used to carry treats when going trick or treating. It is a bitContinue reading “Fibbing Friday – My Answers”

From Tourmaline’s Halloweeny Challenge

Creature, Moon, Carving I am a creature of the night, wandering the forest on All Hallows Eve, waiting for the moon to rise out of its slumber. The moon is carving streaks in the sky like claws on the branch of an oak tree. Tonight is a special occasion; the night I find my howl.Continue reading “From Tourmaline’s Halloweeny Challenge”