A Little Mad

Written for https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/melissas-fandango-flash-fiction-challenge-261/ Strange how life changes into one long holiday. We hadn’t seen each other in a while – an ocean between us. Now, in our sixties, we finally decided on the memory of a lifetime. A hire car, and with limited packing, we put a pin on the map. Cornwall to Scotland, andContinue reading “A Little Mad”

No Worries

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/my-prompts-2/ and https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2024/03/24/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-307/ The Sunday Poser this week is asking if we have any worries. For myself, I do not worry because I am nearly sixty and as long as I look after myself, I have at least twenty more years in me, so I let my concerns slide. My fears are forContinue reading “No Worries”

Disney Land

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2024/03/22/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-march-23-2024/ The room I am in, full of children’s toys (mostly Barbie, Ken, clothes, and a fish tank). It doesn’t seem a long time ago since she was a baby. Now she is a little girl in her own right. She has such an incredible creative mind. Yesterday she pretended to fly aContinue reading “Disney Land”

Fibbing

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/fibbing-friday-22nd-march/ 1. Abomasum Using algebra when working out difficult equations. 2. Absquatulate Learning to use a calculator to do basic maths. 3. Amphisbaena French for I will see you in a few days. 4. Antimacassar Anything that is against going to work on a Monday. 5. Atingle When you read a text fromContinue reading “Fibbing”

Reflection

Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2024/03/21/reenas-xploration-challenge-323/ She circled the metal orb in her palm; with this travelling back in time was possible. Outside her window, it was impossible to go out for long. Even with an oxygen mask. As disease wiped the entire population of bees, flowers in the next Spring dwindled. Three years later. Nothing but barrenContinue reading “Reflection”

Discover

Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2024/03/19/fandangos-story-starter-141/ Alison arrived home to discover, propped up against her front door, a mysterious package addressed to her but with no return address. She pushed the key in the lock, twisting it to the right. A subtle peek down, she wondered what it could be. It had been weeks since she brought herContinue reading “Discover”

Drifted

Written for https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/2024/03/18/melissas-fandango-flash-fiction-challenge-260/ Sparkling stars littered her ceiling as she drifted into a maze of light. sprinkled in brightly coloured jewels. Each layer had a new depth. Here she could achieve anything. If she wanted to fly, all she had to do was believe. If she wanted to fight back against the bullies. All sheContinue reading “Drifted”

Good Mood?

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/03/18/share-your-world-18th-march-2024/ 1. Did you wake up in a good mood this morning? Not really, it is a Monday, and the first day of the week is always the one I dread the most because there are five days before the weekend.2. What was the first thing you thought of when you awoke? That I neededContinue reading “Good Mood?”

As a Child

Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2024/03/17/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-306/ As a child, I found it strange, we didn’t remember everything. Especially those memories we gather from being born to going to school. I suppose, it is more a feeling we keep with us. Growing up, I was lucky. I can remember the special times more than I can the troubled ones.Continue reading “As a Child”