Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ ‘Mummy can I have an ice-cream?’ ‘Sure, there are plenty in the freezer. I went shopping earlier.’ ‘But I want a witches hat from the ice-cream man. It’s only one pound fifty. It is so hot, and it is all I fancy,’ Carol pleaded. Anne opened up her purse, almost expecting toContinue reading “Mummy”
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Lemonade
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/share-your-world-25th-may-2026/ 1. It’s a Bank Holiday here in the UK, so a lot of us don’t have to go to work. Are you working today? No, I am not working all week because I work in a school. 2. What do you like to do on your days off (not holiday/vacation) We areContinue reading “Lemonade”
Happy Being You
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2026/05/22/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-may-23-2026/ May you be a mother, watching your children thrive protecting them with your love, best to be alive May you be father, laughter part of the fun sharing happy times with family, enjoying all the sun May you be a grandparent, their safety important to you The years are blurring by, theirContinue reading “Happy Being You”
Friday Fibs
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/05/22/fibbing-friday-22nd-may-2026/ 1. What is a board room? Where teenagers go when they cannot use their mobile phones. 2. Who usually has The Chair? The oldest person in the room. 3. What are minutes? The time you wait at the dentist to get you teeth cleaned. 4. What is a projector used for? ToContinue reading “Friday Fibs”
Young
Written for https://jilywily.wordpress.com/2026/05/22/haiku-fridays-with-j-dub-4/ Wax melting slowly breathing out with a warm smile brightness burns with care
Getting Older
Written for https://reinventionsreena.com/2026/05/21/reenas-xploration-challenge-431/ When I was a child, I counted the years and months. I would age quicker if I added them; I would reach my next birthday. As an adult, I no longer desire to think about how close I am to another year. There were many birthdays I didn’t like. Thirty was theContinue reading “Getting Older”
Family and Friends
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/share-your-world-18th-may-2026/ 1. Do you celebrate anniversaries for family members? I will this year, as my brother has been married for fifty years and has invited us to his fiftieth. We have having a cream team and meeting with family. It is something I enjoy as we do not see each other as oftenContinue reading “Family and Friends”
Floated Away
Written for Melissa’s flash fiction challenge. Dream therapy, but with a twist. Her doctor assured her it would help her sleep, but she wasn’t so sure. How could they piece together the puzzle of what came to her mind when she finally drifted into her strange imagination? ‘I saw an orange floating around in theContinue reading “Floated Away”
Limerick
Written for https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/05/18/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-283/ My talent for singing I warn had all my children forlorn they ask me to stop my lullaby is a flop I read them a book instead.
Thunderstorm
Written for https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2026/05/16/weekend-writing-prompt-468-thunderstorm/ A rumble stomps humidity strangles the air lightning whip of home strikes I count the time between them as the thunder gallops towards the dark seconds speed until they are like enemies on a battlefield of pain, smothering the stars minutes increase as the sounds lose their anger rain pours down, coolContinue reading “Thunderstorm”
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