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Category Archives: Poems and short stories
Golly Gee – #SoCS
As the hammer crashed on to my fingers instead of the nail I bit on my lip and looked to my two year old in the corner. I wanted to swear like a trooper, but didn’t want her to pick up bad language. ”Golly Gee!” I shouted at the top of my lungs as myContinue reading “Golly Gee – #SoCS”
An Avarice for Knowledge
Avarice, Hollow and Doodling Doodling a hollow outline of a daisy on my paper, I tried to listen to the teacher talk about algebra. I thought it was a good idea to go to college and re-do my education. I barely passed maths when I was a school, and there wasn’t a job I wentContinue reading “An Avarice for Knowledge”
For Fibbing Friday
1.What is rolling stock Footballs, tennis balls, and ping pong balls.2. What is a rolling deck Deck chairs that are packed away for the summer and rolled into their cupboard to hibernate. 3. What is role play It is where you play the role of a cheese and pickle roll. Some hate the pickle andContinue reading “For Fibbing Friday”
Uninvited Guests – Three Things Challenge
Noisy, loud, annoying This is my take on the challenge. An Uninvited Lodger Every morning at five they gather on my solar panels their noisy coos fill my room. My loud, uninvited lodgers waking me from my slumber with their annoying conversations about how cosy they all are under my solar panels.
Fandango and Photo Challenge #392
The guys from work said this would be an experience of a lifetime. I wasn’t sure how it worked, but I was airlifted, with my bike, on to the top of the mountain. What a view! It was beautiful – the clouds were like a woollen blanket, protecting the fragile inhabitants beyond. The most modernContinue reading “Fandango and Photo Challenge #392”
For One Liner Wednesday
Fortune follows the fire breathing fliers.
Narcotic – For Word of the Day
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/ Nightmares driven by drugs Abstaining is the only way Realise the danger Chances in life should not be wasted Or they will eventually destroy The things you value most If you understand the dangers Choosing the right way Should be easy.
It is a Tofurkey type of Christmas
Shaking, I grabbed her hand and said, ‘in all this mayhem, you’ve stood out amongst the rest. I would love to offer you the job.’ Her smile spread across her face like a beacon of light. ‘Are you sure?’ ‘You are the best candidate we have seen so far.’ Tofurkey, its special aroma wafted fromContinue reading “It is a Tofurkey type of Christmas”
For Simply Six Minutes – Family Reunion
Three years is a long time in our world. Bob had lived in another zoo only a few miles away, but the humans couldn’t meet up, so we went into our own isolation. My friend, my very best friend and life partner, brought me in for a hug. When we finally let go, we hadContinue reading “For Simply Six Minutes – Family Reunion”