Hesitation, that was my downfall, that and a cat named Billy. I was so close to taking haul from the kitchen counter, when she meowed so loud that it brought my owner from the front room, where they were unwrapping their Christmas gifts and into the kitchen. Caught paw handed. If I hadn’t jumped whenContinue reading “Nearly a dog’s dinner”
Category Archives: Poems and short stories
A Letter from Santa
A letter from Santa Dear Children, For Christmas this year I would like something different to mince pies. I have been on a diet this year. Mrs Clause says she can’t take in my suit any more. Instead I need healthy snacks. I have made a list, and Mrs Clause has checked it twice. CookiesContinue reading “A Letter from Santa”
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Robert realized that she had made a fool of him when he opened the drawer and found her passport. Well that wasn’t quite true – until he turned the page that is. He smiled at the photograph at first. In all their thirty year marriage, Sarah never did like her picture being taken. Eyes wideContinue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2021/12/07/fandangos-story-starter-23/”
It’s a Man’s World
I hid in plain sight behind the stone structures. I knew they wouldn’t allow me to take part in the Olympic games. No female had ever stepped foot inside these walls. From an early age I wanted to be an Olympian. I watched my father battle against his peers in the discus throwing event. IContinue reading “It’s a Man’s World”
Starry, Starry night
This is for the Word Prompt PCF15 Stardust Evening Star bright in the sky, I make a wish to you, You burn brighter than all the rest I hope the tale is true. That if I wish upon my star, my life will have a clue. ”Star bright, star night, first star I see tonight,Continue reading “Starry, Starry night”
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Tardis There’s always time to travel in a box made of blue, flying through the universe their tale it is always new. There’s always time to travel
Rev – #SoCS
‘Rev . . . reverse,’ I said, my stutter got worse. The driving instructor sat there, his paunch hanging a little over his trousers. A clip board in one hand, his round spectacles in the other. He reminded me of an old school teacher handing my exam papers over to me. Not saying anymore IContinue reading “Rev – #SoCS”
Paradise – #6WSP
Paradise, a garden where you find life.
All Too Familiar
Familiar voices behind me, and walking home from school a nightmare she had to relive. It would only end if she confided in an adult, but that would make it more real. Vile, cruel words designed to shoot her down, and most days they break the spirit within her. Today was different – today sheContinue reading “All Too Familiar”
Lucky Dip – Saturday Mix, 4 December 2021
A Sibilance of Snow Soft snow shifts slowly down, a silent flow to wow.
Writer Ravenclaw 