Category Archives: Poems and short stories

A Slip of the Tongue

Motive and Slip A slip of the tongue was a motive for murder. Terry hadn’t meant to say where she was the night Paul died, but when the conversation turned to cooking, she couldn’t help talk about the fabulous meal she prepared for her ex-husband. A fillet of fish, with chilli sprinkles, golden chips, andContinue reading “A Slip of the Tongue”

For Six Sentence Word Prompt

PROMPT WORD:  SHELTER Rules of the hop:Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.Use the current week’s prompt word.Link the URL to your post via the blue “Click here to enter” button below.Link is live Wednesday 6:00 PM, ends way late Saturday night!Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers I amContinue reading “For Six Sentence Word Prompt”

For Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge

Poised at the back of the stage, the lights beamed across the drum set. He was born to play, and though fifty years flew by, his younger self sat on the comfortable stool. The only change, an I pad showed his playlist for the concert. At first he wasn’t sure, but his six year oldContinue reading “For Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge”

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‘Is preponderance even a word?’ Stephen said, looking at the tiles on the scrabble board. ‘Yea, it says it right here on Google dictionary.’ Stephen stared at the board, still not sure how his brother managed to find a word with only three tiles remaining. It was a lucky guess, but then that was alwaysContinue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2022/01/19/fowc-with-fandango-preponderance/”

Year of the Dragon

It was her favourite roller coaster ride. It was smaller than she remembered, but then she was smaller too. Eight years old, and the first real roller coaster she went on. With her dad, she wasn’t scared. It didn’t matter it was twenty feet high, or that the screams from other riders would normally makeContinue reading “Year of the Dragon”

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Not my cat, but similar to one I found in the shed and called ”Chelsea”. She was no bigger than the palm of my hand, but the sassiest cat there was. She didn’t like being petted, but sometimes she slept on my daughter’s bed. When I brought my German Shep cross with every thing else,Continue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2022/01/18/fowc-with-fandango-sassy/”

Two Word Prompts in One

She had thought about and imagined this moment for years, but she’d never expected She had thought about and imagined this moment for years, but she’d never expected the overwhelming surge of love for the child she didn’t know. Her first steps, words, and another mother heard them. Her only consolation; her little bundle wasContinue reading “Two Word Prompts in One”

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My legs didn’t shake as I adjusted my stance on the rocks. I extended my reach and air rushed around my steady ankles. It was weird, but my pulse was as regular as the beat of a clock. I wasn’t sure of what to do next. Should I climb back down, going the way IContinue reading “https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/”