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Grey

Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/11/02/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-grey/ Greying skies full of snow Repeating a time with a glow Every adult, child and animal Yearly fun, with snow all around.

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2024/11/01/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-nov-2-2024/ When I was a child, November brought a chill to the atmosphere. Now it seems like the weather is changing. I work in a school, and the pupils are being taught that climate change isn’t all our fault, but we are speeding it up by our actions. The pollution we have causedContinue reading “Chill”

Straw

Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ It’s not much of a job being a professional scarecrow, but it pays well. All I have to do is stand in a field and protect the seeds from rampaging birds. I remain as motionless as a human playing musical chairs and when the time is right; So funny! Last week IContinue reading “Straw”

Halloween

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/11/01/fibbing-friday-1st-november-2024/ 1. Vemödalen – A type of Halloween greeting between wizards.2. Anecdoche – A funny story about a pensioner.3. Ellipsism – A fear of lips.4. Kuebiko – A game where you play snooker with a bike and a football.5. Lachesism – A fear of keys.6. Exulansis – A spell to make the witchContinue reading “Halloween”

Peace

Written for https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/10/30/w3-prompt-131-weave-written-weekly/ They industry-swept over the shore, always asking for a little more, a peace-march into war they prayed. A late-leap and barriers crossed, should we believe in what we lost? A safe-wish to a higher boss they begged. A high-climb to those in deep, always with the power to make children weep AContinue reading “Peace”

Hope

Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2024/10/27/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-338/ To show our agency is to believe in our ability to shine. Be our own person, and not to stay in line with what others want us to be. If only they could see our dreams to write, create, and hope in a better world. To show respect is to understand weContinue reading “Hope”

Autism Card

Written for https://mymindmappings.com/2024/10/29/fandangos-story-starter-173/ It was going to be a long flight, and he hoped the woman sitting next to him wouldn’t start chatting. His shoulders shrank as he placed in his ear defenders. His autism card was on his lap. He hoped this stranger would give him space, rather than asking what it meant. WithContinue reading “Autism Card”

Aww

Written for https://comedy-plus.com/awww-mondays-367/ My aww moment is family; whether it is biologically related, friends, or those we choose ourselves. I am lucky enough to be a mum, grandmother, wife, and have known my bestie since I was twelve. Nothing compares to love.

Blogging

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ I have been blogging for a few years, and when I started, I posted every day, without a break. Now I accept that spending time away from the computer helps with my writing. Connecting with other bloggers supports me in reading, even if I don’t pick up a book. With so manyContinue reading “Blogging”

Mug

Written in response https://lindaghill.com/2024/10/25/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-oct-26-2024/ I prefer my special mug it is just the right size, Enough coffee to sustain and not minimise the amount of liquid needed to survive. Shaped like a cauldron with broomsticks on the side, yellow stars, letters, and glasses, Hogwarts I would never be retired. I would brew up all myContinue reading “Mug”