Linda Hill, thank you for your One-Liner-Wednesday. Sun shines bright, but the water cools, the perfect combination.
Category Archives: Poems and short stories
Pageboy
‘I don’t want to be a page boy!’ James said. ‘Why not?’ his mum asked, as her little boy stuck his nose out of his book. ‘I don’t want to wear short trousers. My friend Mike, he was a pageboy and he had to wear shorts, a shirt and some silly bow tie. Someone tookContinue reading “Pageboy”
Freedom
The Carrot Ranch have given us the word prompt ”Freedom”. ‘I don’t want to fight for freedom, it’s not a German soldier’s fault their leader is a dictator. They do not have freedom to speak out against their government.’ ‘What about the freedom of your family and friends? Do they not matter,’ he said, placingContinue reading “Freedom”
Web
Today, the word of the day from https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/embeecee/ is squeamish. ‘It can’t harm you its dead,’ Tom said. Sarah looked at the dead bird on her lawn, and knew he made sense, but even the thought of touching it made her want to be sick. Tom, sat on the sofa, didn’t get up when sheContinue reading “Web”
Writer’s Block
This quote prompt from https://saltedcaramel670.wordpress.com/2022/06/20/blogging-insights-new-format/ got me thinking about when I write. When I am writing for my blog, I allow myself to write, and not really think about what I am writing. Not in the sense of it making sense, but not over worrying that it doesn’t work. Flash fiction is something you canContinue reading “Writer’s Block”
The Deer – Submission for Dark Winter.Com
My submission is now live on darkwinterlit.com and https://www.facebook.com/DarkWinterLiteraryMagazine. I found this amazing site, when another author got their work published there. Other narratives posted today are https://www.darkwinterlit.com/post/crow-demolition-by-susan-richardsone and https://www.darkwinterlit.com/post/the-quiet-one-by-debra-zanelli. I wrote my submission ”The Deer” in 2020, unfortunately because of COVID, we weren’t able to have them performed. It was originally a play, butContinue reading “The Deer – Submission for Dark Winter.Com”
Picturesque
Weekend Writing Prompt #264: from Sammi Scribbles@wordpress.com. Write a poem, or prose in 54 words exactly. A room with a picturesque view, A beach, the warm sea rolling, rolling, rolling back and forth in a quiet lull, until the storm rages from deep within. A room with a picturesque view, A beach, the raging sea crashing,Continue reading “Picturesque”
Proceed With Caution
Our word prompt from Fandango is proceed. ‘Proceed with caution, that’s what Joe’s mother-in-law should have had on her door. A formidable woman, she could spot a lie like a hawk could spot a mouse. She would dive into your weaknesses, and always got you to talk. Today was going to be no different. SheContinue reading “Proceed With Caution”
Scented Candles
My Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “cent/scent/sent.” Use them in any way I like. I can use one, use two or use them all. Bonus points if you use all three in my story. ‘I sent you out for some change for the yard sale and and came back with a scentedContinue reading “Scented Candles”
Memories
Do certain smells bring back memories for you? Maybe a flower, or a perfume, or the smell of a certain food cooking? If so, can you share one such memory? Lavender always makes me think of my aunties, they used to wear that perfume when I was young. My favourite flower is a rose. TheyContinue reading “Memories”
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