Category Archives: Poems and short stories

From word prompts – Pirate in Training

https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/26/fowc-with-fandango-throat/ https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/your-daily-word-prompt-Tardy-ydwordprompt-august-26-2021/ ‘Thank God you are safe,’ Mary says, bringing me into a hug. ‘I was so worried about you.’ ‘Have they treated you well?’ Mary’s smile reaches towards her eyes and falters. I can tell she is fearful, but not for herself. Sarah is not much older than I am, and James a headstrongContinue reading “From word prompts – Pirate in Training”

Pirate in Training – From Word Prompts

https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/25/fowc-with-fandango-forward/ I am left alone in my comfortable prison, aware of nothing more than the lies my mother told me. The memories stolen from me because she wanted me to be free of the chains of the sea. Who made the choice to prise us apart? How could a mother choose between her children? PerhapsContinue reading “Pirate in Training – From Word Prompts”

Pirate in Training – Altruistic

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2021/08/25/your-daily-word-prompt-Altruistic-ydwordprompt-august-25-2021/ ‘So how are you doing this witch?’ he asks, taking a step closer to me. He looks deep into my eyes, and touches my cheek with his calloused hand. ‘I’m not doing anything,’ I say, more calmly than I feel. ‘Your father was Captain Toby Blue Beard. As a child I was aboard thisContinue reading “Pirate in Training – Altruistic”

From word Prompts – Pirate in Training

https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/24/fowc-with-fandango-hint/ https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2021/08/24/your-daily-word-prompt-vacuous-ydwordprompt-august-24-2021/ Hint and Vacuous The vacuous air stifled my spell like snuffing out a candle. I tried not to sweat, but I felt no compassion behind his eyes. My mother used to say they were a window to what was beneath. It was like his curtains were closed to all but me. ‘Your spellsContinue reading “From word Prompts – Pirate in Training”

From Fandango and Word of the Day – Pirate in Training

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/your-daily-word-prompt-tend-ydwordprompt-august-23-2021/ https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/23/fowc-with-fandango-hangry/ Leaving everything behind in the little boat, I clamber back aboard the ship. Mary is mopping the decks, waiting for me to leave. She holds the stem, and I can see that she has been crying. ‘Mary!’ I shout, but she doesn’t hear me at first. ‘Mary! You have to warn them!’ ‘Bethany?Continue reading “From Fandango and Word of the Day – Pirate in Training”

Word Prompts – Pirate in Training

With nothing more than I would be able to eat, I wrap my food in the cloth I started with. Land isn’t that far away. Doves, normally drawn to land, have taken to joining Charles while he lowers his nets. Mary walks in, as I am about to leave, and her silence eats into myContinue reading “Word Prompts – Pirate in Training”

Prompt from Fandango – Amuse

https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/22/fowc-with-fandango-amuse/ ‘Tell me,’ I say, watching a seagull dive into the sea for its early morning meal. ‘Why did you all decide to go to sea? Surely there are many sinners on land who need saving.’ ‘We go where we are sent, where we are needed most,’ she says. I twist my head back, thereContinue reading “Prompt from Fandango – Amuse”

Pirate in Training – From Word Prompts

https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/21/fowc-with-fandango-exacerbate/ https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2021/08/21/rdp-saturday-frothy-as-air/ Trying this in first person – what do you think? First or third person? Weeks of comfort aboard this communal ship gives me strength. Guilt as frothy as air depletes this. How can I sit amongst good people when adventure waits in the ocean? ‘You okay?’ Mary asks. Kindness exacerbates my guilt –Continue reading “Pirate in Training – From Word Prompts”