Confident in a guilty verdict, Martha sat straight in her seat. Even if pent up anger dissipated once she released the words on the page, the ink was permanent. ‘Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,’ Richard Blake continued. ‘I assure you that despite appearances, this woman is capable of cold-blooded murder.’ Martha stared around theContinue reading “Thursday Trials – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”
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In the Dark
CHAPTER ONE A hand on my shoulder told me someone was there. I hoped it wasn’t the police, but since the early hours of this morning, I couldn’t quite shake off my worries about my husband, Graham. We had a blazing row. Yet another phone call in the middle of the night, where he justContinue reading “In the Dark”
From Word Prompts Crimson and Eugi
I fly in the name of peace, and tranquillity towards a golden sky. I imagine a world where animals and humans understand each other. My words are like a wooden arrow. From branch to branch I follow my heart. Travelling on the wind to find a tree to rest on. The air quietens around me.Continue reading “From Word Prompts Crimson and Eugi”
Wellington Boot Weather
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/ WATERY Wellington boots splash in an assortment of trusty puddles, to trample and jump in every one is such good fun, relishing in our youth and never growing old.
Wednesday Witness – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again
Part Two The Trial of Martha Whitman Martha wore her dead husband’s favourite suit. In a matter of weeks, her fate decided, she could eventually start her sentence for murder – a murder that destroyed her reason for living in one fatal moment – a murder which she could neither remember nor forget. At first,Continue reading “Wednesday Witness – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”
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As a composition of a timeline of earth, humans have only been here for a few seconds of time. Compared to other creatures. Why is it that we have caused the most damage? Take the latest run on the petrol stations. We are told that there isn’t enough drivers to take the petrol to garages.Continue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2021/09/29/fowc-with-fandango-composition/”
https://lindaghill.com/2021/09/29/one-liner-wednesday-years/ One liner Wednesday
When I was young, I was five and three quarters, but now I’m middle aged, the months don’t count anymore.
Word Prompts – With Pictures
A word prompt for Flashback Friday Cold, wet and exhausted she struggled to keep her webbed feet on the ice. She slid around, without a firm footing on anything. Only months before the lake was bristling with fish. They had flown south for the winter. The autumn colours bitter sweet. Beautiful, but the change ofContinue reading “Word Prompts – With Pictures”
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HARVEST MOON Harvest Moon shine bright. Protecting the innocent, You smile in the night.
Monday Memories – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again
‘It was crystal, bulky, and ugly – a wedding present from Thomas’s mother.’ ‘Can you tell me what happened next?’ ‘I can’t remember, but there was blood on the carpet, and the vase was . . .’ Martha tried to lift the fog which always surrounded that night. ‘I bring you to another diary entryContinue reading “Monday Memories – A Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”
Writer Ravenclaw 