Exhausted means having the ability to sleep while standing up – an art form I could win the gold medal in.
Category Archives: Poems and short stories
Three Prompts, and A Ghostly Tale
Wraith, monopolize, and I heard a voice calling out my name from inside the house, and when I opened the door… I heard a voice calling out my name from inside the house and when I opened the door I was faced with an empty room full of nothing but dust. The last time IContinue reading “Three Prompts, and A Ghostly Tale”
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Name something you wouldn’t want to run into in a dark forest or in an abandoned building. That’s easy, anything with rats in. Do you believe in multiple dimensions or worlds? I believe in other planets because there are many stars (suns) which will support life. Who knows, at one time Mars might have beenContinue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2021/10/25/share-your-world-10-25-2021/”
Three Challenges in One
https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/ Every week, hour, second and Stacey was no closer to getting a job. Bills crash to her welcome mat. She is surviving on unsubstantiated, sugar filled meals. There is no question, she won’t be able to pay my bills, let alone her rent. She scrapes mould of her bread, and puts it in theContinue reading “Three Challenges in One”
Peace and Quiet
Grave Midnight, and the air is thick with frost. That’s the way I like it, alone and with time to think I meander around the graves. It’s not the first time my thoughts have needed silence. I am meant to be getting milk, but that can wait half an hour. I sit cross legged inContinue reading “Peace and Quiet”
Violence – #6WSP
Violence in the home should never be tolerated.
#FOWC and #Firstlinefriday
“Whatever you do, you can’t do that.” I am assisting with the surgery today, and I am looking forward to learning off the best. ”Can’t do what?’ I ask.” ”Be afraid for the patient,’ he says, as I hand him the scalpel. ”What if I make a mistake?” ”If you care too much, then mistakesContinue reading “#FOWC and #Firstlinefriday”
From Word Prompt – #Minifictionchallenge
Net curtains on the alert, I don’t want to answer the door. Yet he keeps on knocking. I took the loan out because I wanted to get my little girl the present she always wanted, now it was clear the interest threatened to lose us our home. She just wanted to fit in. Now I’mContinue reading “From Word Prompt – #Minifictionchallenge”
Never Again
I listened as Big Ben struck eleven, twelve and closed my eyes, but tonight it kept going. Thirteen. Had I heard it right? I peer into the darkness, and tap my phone. All I see is a blank screen before it changes. Not one o’clock, not two, but something in between. If I had beenContinue reading “Never Again”
Haiku – Moon
Haunting, filter and moon Winter Moon A gnarled moon’s haunting lyrical sings loud, I have no filter.
Writer Ravenclaw 