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Masked

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ She wore a mask every day. To hide the fear inside, she endured the confident image. Beneath the murky surface? She felt like a duck, as she paddled furiously underneath the water. She swam gracefully forward and her thoughts backtracked in another. It was simpler to watch her female counterparts. Do theContinue reading “Masked”

Complain

Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-320/ The frequency of hot weather in the United kingdom is like spotting an England goal in the Euros. We complain for our lack of summer, but when it is over thirty degrees we flounder. Tomorrow we have a yellow warning. Older adults and children have been told to take care. It isContinue reading “Complain”

Reinvent

Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2023/06/23/fandangos-flashback-friday-june-23rd/ This is my post from June last year. 1. If you could reinvent yourself, how would you like to be? I like who I am; mostly. I would prefer to be more confident. When I am around strangers, I find saying the right things difficult. I look at my daughter, who isContinue reading “Reinvent”

H two 0

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2024/06/21/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-22-2024/ Water, water everywhere, in the deep ocean blue, we cannot drink a saline drop, or it will make us blue. If there were a way, to reduce the harm, of the salty sea, so we could take a sip H two O for me.

Capable Enough

Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2024/06/20/reenas-xploration-challenge-336/ Aliens, humans, and animal alike, were ready to propose a treaty. 2045, and they finally considered us capable enough to have a substantial conversation. Our pact on only reusing plastic, and not making any more settled the deal. They landed on a snowy February morning. A shock, the lone dog walker steppedContinue reading “Capable Enough”

Shift Our Focus

Written for https://weeklyprompts.wordpress.com/?p=15431&preview=true Perspective, and a multitude of problems we stress about. Insufficient money, car needs fixing, the washing machine has broken down or a bad day at work. If we shift our focus and consider the entire globe, our pressures would be easier for them. They are not free to make their own choices.Continue reading “Shift Our Focus”

Game Night

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2024/06/19/one-liner-wednesday-ill-take-the-ghost-with-a-dictionary/ When you play Scrabble; a dictionary stops most arguments; however, many a family feud has started when playing Monopoly and you might need a Ouija board to settle the argument and just like Chess, your moves need to be carefully predicted.

I Love Reading

Written for https://pcguyiv.wordpress.com/2024/06/18/truthful-tuesday-june-18th-2024/ Would you consider yourself a reader? Who are some of your favorite authors? Do you prefer more intricate prose, similar to that of Regency and Victorian era English literature, such as the works of Jane Austen, or do you prefer the tighter and more direct offerings of early to mid-20th century AmericanContinue reading “I Love Reading”