Category Archives: Poems and short stories

Blisters

Today’s Word of the day fromhttps://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ is Blister New shoes, and they always blister. Sarah took off her trainers, to reveal a large blister on her heel the size of a golf ball. It felt like that anyway. A long day at work, and she was glad to take her shoes off, and throw them acrossContinue reading “Blisters”

Trick or Treat

Written in response tohttps://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2022/11/03/reenas-xploration-challenge-255/ Opposite me, with a haunted expression, she opened her suitcase. All I could think of was ”poor Yorick”, I knew that person very well. It didn’t look like she caught the joke, and just stood there, silently, making my gaze drift to the skull’s evil smirk. ‘Can I help you?’ Finally,Continue reading “Trick or Treat”

We Would Like to Inform You

Today’s https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2022/11/02/its-thursdays-six-sentence-story-link-up-10/ is to use the noun, or adjective, energy for a six-sentence story. Energy bills, no longer being sent by paper, and Stella couldn’t open her email instead. British Gas, we are writing to inform you, was the opening line, but she struggled to read any more. I mean, she didn’t watch the newsContinue reading “We Would Like to Inform You”

Gaslighting

Today’s story starter from https://fivedotoh.com/2022/11/01/fandangos-story-starter-70/. I have found my inspiration again. Allison started laughing hysterically when she found out that her former boyfriend was jailed for his part of the murder of his second wife. She was lucky. His treatment of her, of women in general and she had a lucky escape. A few yearsContinue reading “Gaslighting”

Land of the Living

This week from https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/author/sadje19/ Watching, through the empty doorway, on Halloween, it was the only day she could walk with the living. Her ancestors, from the day she died, and she protected them. When they prayed, she listened. Did her best to let them know it wasn’t a bad place you went to. Your versionContinue reading “Land of the Living”

Friday or Sunday

For this week’s https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/10/28/fibbing-friday-28th-october/ I am posting on a Sunday. What is the most intelligent lifeform on Earth? A cat, they sleep most of the day, catch the occasional mouse, and get petted by humans. Why did we really go to school? To give our parents a few hours of peace. What did teachers doContinue reading “Friday or Sunday”

Entertainment?

Sunday confessionals and https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/10/30/sunday-confessionals-encounters/ a picture prompt. It used to be where people went for entertainment. Before television, radio, or even books: where most people couldn’t read, there used to be public hangings. Old women would bring their knitting. Men, from all walks of life, would try and find a front row seat. Especially whenContinue reading “Entertainment?”

A New Beginning

Written for https://emkingston.wordpress.com/2022/10/28/e-m-s-rwp-314-junketeer/ Jacketless, I sit, holding sand in my palm, letting it drift through my fingers. What have I found out so far? That the person I was supposed to trust all the way through my investigation, has now been deemed a liar. Someone, who for the sake of power and privilege, took somethingContinue reading “A New Beginning”

Restart – Rewind

The word of the day from https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ is alarm ‘Well, for a fire alarm, there isn’t much urgency is there – I mean fire, fire, there is a fire, in a calm tone doesn’t actually make me want to wake up.’ Terry said. ‘True, but at least I know when the toast is burnt,’ MelanieContinue reading “Restart – Rewind”