Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/03/14/truthful-tuesday-14th-march/ His question this week is By some weird twist of fate, you are given 2 wishes. What would you wish for? I would wish for health for my family, to be able to go through life taking every chance, for every day. My second wish, there are so many going hungry inContinue reading “It’s a Wish”
Category Archives: Poems and short stories
2042
Written for #99WordStories PlaygroundRust, covering each steel frame, and the park ceased to be in 2042.Everyone, unable to leave their bubbles, sought solace in the technology keeping them safe. Why couldn’t they do the same to the ozone layer, replace the air? Give their lives a new vigour. Children born, didn’t know the joys ofContinue reading “2042”
In My Day
Written for https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2023/03/14/fandangos-story-starter-88/ ‘Things were different back in the day when we had snow, we still went to school. I remember trudging through the snow, with a heavy bag on my back. You never heard me moan about how hard it was.’ ‘But Grandad, Mum can’t drive the car.’ ‘Car, my lad, car! Why you don’tContinue reading “In My Day”
Be Patient
This week’s inspiration is from https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/author/sadje19/ I received your note, Love is patient, not proud or self-seeking. It is my record to myself, when I’m on my own, thinking I cannot do this alone. Today, the first day of my life where I was patient with myself. Training together, we walked the streets of StContinue reading “Be Patient”
Favourites
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/03/13/share-your-world-13th-march/ Whisky and lemonade, not a big fan of other spirits, wine, or anything too bitter.
Careful
The question from https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ is how careful am I when conversing with people around you. I tend to be quite careful, especially around people I don’t know that well. I tend to talk about my children and grandchildren a lot because I am proud of them, or my long list of what is going wrongContinue reading “Careful”
A Never Ending Story
Asked by https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2023/03/10/the-mystery-of-the-menagerie/ to add my part to an already amazing story. Pass The Baton Challenge #2 with the locker picture started with Marla and went to Matt, to Sadje, to Robert, to Di, tohttps://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/author/newepicauthor/ and now my part is at the bottom.Marla’s Part Exhausted, I yanked the door handle on my locker and yankedContinue reading “A Never Ending Story”
All We Ask
Reena’s inspiration this week is https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/reenas-xploration-challenge-271/ #EmbraceEquity a theme for National Women’s Day, which was yesterday. Equality Embrace being female, equality, battle for equity equal pay, rights, is all we are asking. The same as men, not better. We strive to make a better life for all.
Pastures New
Questions from https://earthlycomforts.uk/2023/03/09/a-wild-aloha-to-you-25/ Have you ever watched a long-running televised series from start to finish, and once you have reached the end, you wanted to watch it again or is once enough for you and time for a new long-running series? Like another blogger I have binge watched Greys Anatomy from start to finish, whenContinue reading “Pastures New”
Women
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2023/03/08/one-liner-wednesday-im-over-it/ Girls, women, be proud of who your are, never lose faith in yourself and your ability to change the world.
Writer Ravenclaw 