Poems and short stories – Page 53

Guilt

https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/ and I have used her word prompt to write a possible ending for my new novel. I have only rewritten six chapters, so not sure if this will be used, but I had fun writing it. My story involves a young journalist, who through a car crash, starts to lose her sight. Her husbandContinue reading “Guilt”

Friends

Written for https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/photo-challenge-428/ Sitting, alone on the bench, she stared at the ground, not sure of what she was going to do. He was always worse when he went out with his friends. A little too much to drink, and his fists matched his mood. If she wasn’t home, when he got in, there wouldContinue reading “Friends”

Daisy

https://citysonnet.wordpress.com/author/citysonnet/ word prompts this week, and I have chose Bright Blue – Seaside Daisy Bright Blue – Seaside Daisy Her little girl stood out from the crowd. Standing at the school gates, she was dressed in a bright blue dress; her favourite. It had been washed so much, some of the daisies had faded aContinue reading “Daisy”

https://emkingston.wordpress.com/category/random-word-challenge/

https://emkingston.wordpress.com/category/random-word-challenge/ and today’s word is winner. Waiting for the postman, and she had bitten down to skin. Normally, the only thing she expected were bills, but they were sent digitally now. There were those letters in brown envelopes, or white, but thankfully none of those dropped through the letter box today. Just one letter, theContinue reading “https://emkingston.wordpress.com/category/random-word-challenge/”

https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/24/fandangos-provocative-question-179/

This week https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/24/fandangos-provocative-question-179/ is whether we have been on a summer holiday, and whether we have taken precautions if we did. My last holiday in May, we didn’t really take precautions. Nobody wore masks, and neither did we. Our holiday was in the UK, so I’m not sure whether I would have been more concernedContinue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/24/fandangos-provocative-question-179/”

Cat and Dog

For this week’s one liner Wednesday from https://lindaghill.com/author/lindaghill/. Having both had cats and dogs as pets, I know my canine friend will always look after me, but my feline friend will jump over my body to get away. A dog’s loyalty is never questioned, but a cat’s loyalty is questionable.

Once in a Lifetime

‘We’re going to be millionaires!’ Tom said, showing his wife the email. ‘It’s a one time offer. A lucrative deal, all I need to do is put in my bank account details and my mother’s maiden name, and they’ll send me a form to be an on-line sales person.’ ‘Maybe not, you click on thatContinue reading “Once in a Lifetime”

I am Woman

Today’s https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/23/fandangos-story-starter-60/ It would be easy enough to come away from that encounter thinking that she was to blame. Being the only female detective, she respected there were many other women before her, who had to put up with the same office banter. Banter, that wasn’t the word she would use. Their sly comments madeContinue reading “I am Woman”

Running in the Rain

This is written for https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/22/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-181-2/. We are always busy running through the rain, but it is easier with a friend. Every day, we walk in the rain, not understanding that there are many others trudging to a weathered tune. We don’t see other people, just focus on our own troubles as the rain pelts onContinue reading “Running in the Rain”

Weathered

Monday’s prompt E.M.’s RWP ~ #245 weathered from https://emkingston.wordpress.com/author/emkingston/ and the inspiration for this narrative. ‘I’m going for that weathered look,’ Simon said, looking at the walls in his bedroom. Wallpaper, stripped off the wall, was patchy in a few places. The colour beneath, a dark sort of blue. There was a few places, where theContinue reading “Weathered”