‘Now for more recent events – can you tell me about the night of November 20th, 2013?’ ‘I had a phone call from Martha, she was afraid that Thomas would kill her, asked me to pick her up.’ ‘What did you find when you got to the victim?’ ‘Martha’s face was a mass of bruisesContinue reading “Monday Witness – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”
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Monday Prompts – #FOWC #RDPMONDAY and https://judydykstrabrown.com/
approach, looking, street, breath, strange. with hypnotic and scorch I approach the scorching void, looking all around me, but all I hear is her words drawing me in. They are so calming, soothing, like I will always be safe. No longer in control I go where I am led. It is strange, but the streetContinue reading “Monday Prompts – #FOWC #RDPMONDAY and https://judydykstrabrown.com/”
From What Do You See
Your intricate web of lace carefully covers the moss, as I make my way home. It has been years since I left, and the argument on my lips is all but forgotten. In truth, it is fear, which kept me from you. I had said the wrong thing before, and didn’t want to say theContinue reading “From What Do You See”
Burnt Offerings
To mask the smell of burnt meat I open the window. I’m not so good with cooking, and that’s why I enrolled in the Italian cooking class. This was my first attempt, but it didn’t go very well. I scrape the black pieces of mince in the bin. I only looked away for a moment,Continue reading “Burnt Offerings”
Add an hour – Take it Away
Spring forward, fall back is something I remember from my childhood. A way make sure the clocks are going the right way for the time of year. I think the reason they went back or forward was to do with daylight saving time. A way to have more hours for farmers during the second worldContinue reading “Add an hour – Take it Away”
Word Prompt from Ragtag
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/ Word Prompt – Vestige Vestige of hope they say, Easily a chink of light in the room, Safe, secure and always there, giving hope, in the merest of whispers, given with love, ending the fear inside.
Word Prompt – Repugnant
The aroma from the alley way is repugnant to most people, but I’m used to its sweet, sickly smell. I have worked as a detective for more years than my breakfasts going cold. I always grab something on the go anyways. A doughnut normally. ‘So what have we got here?’ I ask my colleague. ‘Male,Continue reading “Word Prompt – Repugnant”
For #6WSP Word Prompt
Respect those around you and regret will never pull you down.
My Stream
If a droplet falls towards a stream friends meandering anywhere it wants to through city, town or village to an ocean of possibilities. Will they be stronger together? As it gently rises to a waiting cloud full of hope, it joins more friends travelling home.
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Swindle Excuse me for my rant, but I have had enough of being swindled. I’ve known my guttering needs doing for a while now, so I got quotes and got someone in to do the job. Two weeks ago he arrived (five hours late) and did half the job because he said I needed newContinue reading “https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/”
Writer Ravenclaw 