Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2026/01/24/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-squish/ Allesandra squished the pen between her fingers and gazed at the sea of faces in front of her. Every child was seated at their desk, waiting for her first lesson. Her stomach churned. A teaching assistant stepped forward, bent to the height of a charged grin, as a boy with blond hairContinue reading “Teacher Training”
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Crime
Written for https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Festherchilton.co.uk%2F2026%2F01%2F19%2Flaughing-along-with-a-limerick- When a mother is poor all the time She decides to turn to more crime Nicking all her nappies There are no rashies and they fall asleep with a rhyme.
Lamprophony
Written for https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/weekend-writing-prompt-449-lamprophony/ ‘I’m afraid you suffer from lamprophony,’ the doctor whispered. I leant against the chair, not sure what he was going to say next. I paid one thousand pounds into his bank, and all I got back was a word I didn’t understand. To avoid looking foolish, I nodded in all the rightContinue reading “Lamprophony”
Sentenced – Book Review
M. J. Whelan’s brilliant book titled “Sentenced” is about Liz. She finds out she is a grandmother and asked to take guardianship of her granddaughter Freya. The police arrest her son, Ellis, for threatening behaviour, and the mother for neglect, she cannot say no. Freya would go into the foster care system if she failedContinue reading “Sentenced – Book Review”
Sentenced – Debut Novel
I recently had the privilege of proofreading ‘‘Sentenced’’. A book written by a friend at Creative Minds; a writing group run by N. V. Peacock. M J Whelan self-published this week, and I would highly recommend this dramatic read. I am looking forward to receiving my signed copy when all my writer friends meet forContinue reading “Sentenced – Debut Novel”
A New Dawn
Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2025/12/06/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-red-3/ Red has many connotations. It could mean danger, death, destruction. If a woman is wearing red in a movie or book, we ultimately think something terrible is going to happen or she is to be avoided. The earliest is Little Red Riding Hood. We should have seen that a wolf wasn’t farContinue reading “A New Dawn”
A Long Way Home
This is a poem David from https://skepticskaddish.com/ where we worked together on a Rengay. It is a pleasure working with him and I love what we created. Db are David’s lines and the rest are mine. db- blocked bus morning—a lone car in the wrong placenudges me to walk dc- bright wellingtons ready foran adventureContinue reading “A Long Way Home”
Second Hand
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ I don’t mind reading new authors, but rarely buy new books. The last one I brought was by an author called Nicky Peacock, and The 13th Girl. I enjoyed her story about a serial killer and its female protagonist. There are many shops that allow you to buy secondhand books. The lastContinue reading “Second Hand”
Crimson Fields
I wrote this poem a few years ago. The first world war might be over a hundred years ago, but we should never forget their sacrifice. ”For our tomorrows, they gave their todays.” Crimson Fields Like a blanket of love, Protecting the fallen, Sheltering the brave, Tending the graves, of the brave young men, WhoContinue reading “Crimson Fields”
Watch The Parade
Today is Remembrance Sunday, and I always watch the parade. My dad was a paratrooper in the second world war, and my father-in-law, in the the Green Howards. When I was young Dad never missed a Remembrance Sunday. I saw the emotion, as he thought about his friends, who weren’t so lucky. He wrote aContinue reading “Watch The Parade”
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