She had to use them sparingly but had got the taste for smoking. Sometimes, she didn’t even have to say anything to Julie when she wanted to smoke. With just a nod of the head, they asked to go outside for their break. ‘Got any mints?’ Laura asked, as she stubbed out her cigarette. ‘IContinue reading “Monday Mayhem – It Won’t Happen Again”
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#What do you see – Word Prompt
I see a terrified dragon, who has been treated badly, in the underground vaults of Gringotts. I see Harry, and his friends saving a magical and muggle world. But I also see a childhood and the bond I have with my daughter that a mere book gave us. She was eleven, about the same ageContinue reading “#What do you see – Word Prompt”
Three Line tales – Word Prompt
Two cups, one bottle of chloroform, and mismatched cups. You couldn’t get them mixed up surely? If you forgot your glasses you could.
Sunday Start – Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again
CHAPTER THIRTEEN LAURA Laura picked up a box from the high shelf in the cupboard. Carefully, she brought it down. Lucy got her thinking about Julie, and she remembered the diaries written when she was a teenager. She would hide them in the back of her chest of drawers, along with a packet of mentholContinue reading “Sunday Start – Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”
Expose – Word Prompt by Fandango
https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/08/fowc-with-fandango-expose/ Sarah wanted to expose her husband’s killer, but nobody would believe her. He was a well respected, admired and powerful man. She was just a food critic playing at being a reporter. She learnt of the best “Nancy Drew”. As a child she was given a braille copy of The Sky Phantom. She lovedContinue reading “Expose – Word Prompt by Fandango”
Six word story Prompt from Random Ramblings
Change, by chance, a better life.
Saturday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again
She couldn’t speak. She couldn’t move. His betrayal tore into her very soul. ‘That’s why she called, but it’s over.’ Thomas looked Martha right in the eyes. ‘I can’t lie,’ Martha stated. ‘It hurts so much, the very thought that you slept with her.’ ‘But I’ve already told you once that it’s over,’ Thomas said,Continue reading “Saturday Snippet – It Won’t Happen Again”
Word Prompt from – Thwart
https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/08/07/weekend-writing-prompt-221-thwart/ ‘Why do you continue to thwart yourself?’ My friend asked, handing me my tenth cup of tea. I wasn’t sure how tea would help, but it was meant to be good for shock. I think it is more that there were several sugars heaped into this steaming liquid. I took it all the same.Continue reading “Word Prompt from – Thwart”
https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/07/fowc-with-fandango-transcript/
I have been lucky enough to be part of a playwright group, where I live, and to be part of an amazing group of writers. We are all amateurs, from different walks of life, but amazing plays have been produced. I joined this group early in 2020, and when COVID hit, we moved to onlineContinue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/07/fowc-with-fandango-transcript/”
Review – Emma’s Tapestry – by Isobel Blackthorn
I read this book from Lady Tessa’s great review. It sounded like a book I would love reading, and I wasn’t wrong. This great story follows Emma. A woman with German parents, who moved from their home country many years before. She is born and raised in America, and when meeting her English husband, leavesContinue reading “Review – Emma’s Tapestry – by Isobel Blackthorn”