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Friday Friendship – Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again

CHAPTER NINE LAURA Coffee going cold, Laura spread out a group of photographs on the dinner table. They could have been happy mementos of her mum’s past, wrapped in a red ribbon, but instead were mere glimpses into what could have been if her mum had turned left instead of right. ‘It’s almost like she’sContinue reading “Friday Friendship – Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

Last Day

It was my last day at work today as learning support. I’ve enjoyed the last three years working alongside talented support assistants and teachers. All those lessons in English have definitely helped my writing. What to do next? I’m not sure. I’ve applied for other jobs, but my heart will always belong to creating aContinue reading “Last Day”

Thursday Trust

‘Are you okay Laura?’ The phone shoved deep into her pocket; Laura tried to compose herself. ‘Laura are you okay?’ She repeated. The door opened; Laura came face to face with Lucy. ‘I’ve just had some news, that’s all . . .’ She didn’t want to reveal everything, not in front of a relative stranger.Continue reading “Thursday Trust”

#FOWC – Word Prompt – Trinket

It is a trinket nobody would think twice about, but it means the world to me. It was my dad’s St Christopher. He wore it every day. Passed down to me, it is a silver circle of hope. I know, wherever I am, my dad is with me. He will always be an angel fromContinue reading “#FOWC – Word Prompt – Trinket”

Wednesday Worry – Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again

‘I’m just going to the toilet.’ She merely glanced at her colleague and bolted through the double doors – Lucy not far behind. Laura couldn’t feel any connection to her legs. It was as though there was no time to think. She hated her mum. She hated a God that allowed women to suffer inContinue reading “Wednesday Worry – Snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

#FOWC – Pendulum

The pendulum swings, back and forth in time, To the same incessant beat. One day you are surfing the waves – the other drowning in a sheet of pure terror.

Photo Challenge #374

Am I outside looking in? Or inside looking out? I wish I were full of hope, instead of my self doubt.

#FOWC – Word Prompt – Repose

To let the day pass in repose; painting, reading, or just doing nothing. Bliss.

Tuesday Tears – A snippet from It Won’t Happen Again

‘We can’t stop trying.’ ‘He deserves to rot in hell, then maybe Mum will see sense!’’ Laura couldn’t speak any more and ended the call. Only yesterday they had planned for their future. Her mum had even talked about coming to look after Tabitha, maybe even live with them. Inside the library, people just carriedContinue reading “Tuesday Tears – A snippet from It Won’t Happen Again”

Word Prompt – Fandango’s Story Starter

‘Just to be clear what you’re saying is that I am lying about my part in the robbery at the bank yesterday,’ Mike said, rifling through the bank notes on the table. Tom stared directly at Mike. ‘I’m just saying, you could have picked a better get away car.’ The air was as thick asContinue reading “Word Prompt – Fandango’s Story Starter”