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”
Author Archives: writerravenclaw
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/ live smile green fair see 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 oneContinue reading “M.A.R.S – from Sunday Word Prompts”
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”
Play – Vellichor
In her little book shop there was a vellichor in books that technology could never compete with. A children’s corner a kaleidoscope inspired new readers, and there was always a safe space for those who needed a quiet spot to think. Her little piece of heaven on earth.
For Six Word Prompt – https://thesoulsearchersite.wordpress.com/saturday-6wsp/
Death, and life, reborn as new.
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”
