Author Archives: writerravenclaw

Yearn

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/01/09/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-9th-2025/ Step in another person’s flat shoes, and see the world with their nervous eyes. Hovering in the background, lacking the courage to say hello. Yet, all they yearn for is a friend who will understand their uniqueness. Being shy isn’t being rude. It is a human being, too apprehensive to make aContinue reading “Yearn”

Waiting

Written for https://adelectablelife.com/2025/01/08/a-happy-accident-friday-fictioneers/ Clara Strolling towards the tree, Clara’s shoulders relaxed into peace. Was this heaven? She wasn’t sure, but closing her eyes seemed easy. Dancing in between branches, purple daisies stretched, each petal linked to the other as if their tips travelled together on the same surreal journey. ‘Hi half-pint.’ His kind tone sweptContinue reading “Waiting”

Winter

Written for https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/01/08/w3-prompt-141-weave-written-weekly/ Our prompt, this week https://brazannemuse.com/2025/01/01/an-ode-to-yesterday/ is to write a Japanese poem. Tanka: 5-line poem with syllable count of 5-7-5-7-7. Winter blues, dark days watching snow, we rest in our cosy pyjamas drinking, warm, sweet hot chocolate binge watching favourite shows

Forgotten Lie

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ ‘You okay?’ ‘Yea,’ Mandy said, peering into a perfect pristine coating. Twenty years, where the reason for running felt hollow as a forgotten lie. Hauling her duffel bag over her shoulder, she stopped. She scratched at her red cheeks; the wind biting into her face. A few steps, and she would beContinue reading “Forgotten Lie”

Fear?

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ I’m not sure if it is anxiety, but the one disease I am frightened of is cancer. Many of my family have died because of it. When my bowels acted weirdly, I went to the doctor. Doctors ran every conceivable test. It was only irritable bowel syndrome. Not a nice thing toContinue reading “Fear?”

Sixty

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/01/03/the-friday-reminder-for-socs-jusjojan-2025-daily-prompt-for-jan-4th/ Another year, and I have fifty-nine years behind me. Reaching sixty is nowhere as bad as reaching thirty. I remember sitting on a bus, thinking negatively about my following adventure.I remember sitting on a bus, twenty-nine, and thinking negatively about my following adventure. Although it wasn’t, but I felt aged. Until IContinue reading “Sixty”

Mona Lisa

Written forhttps://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2025/01/02/reenas-xploration-challenge-361/ https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Every image stands, but paper robes tear with minimum effort. She drew closer to the painting, supposedly worth millions. All it contained were pixels of paint. Layers of love, to the artist. Could she recreate this? Easy enough, if she had access to the precise combination he used. ‘ ‘Okay, I’ll doContinue reading “Mona Lisa”