Horizon

Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2024/06/25/fandangos-story-starter-155/ As the sun dipped below the horizon, the carousel at the long abandoned amusement park spun on its own, beckoning me to step aboard. I reached towards an elegantly dressed horse with a rainbow ribbon. Its gentle music luring me forward, I climbed onto to his beautiful back, humming to the tuneContinue reading “Horizon”

Masked

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ She wore a mask every day. To hide the fear inside, she endured the confident image. Beneath the murky surface? She felt like a duck, as she paddled furiously underneath the water. She swam gracefully forward and her thoughts backtracked in another. It was simpler to watch her female counterparts. Do theContinue reading “Masked”

School is Out

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/06/24/share-your-world-24th-june/ 1. What do you miss most, if anything, about your school days? Nothing much, although I had a brilliant group of friends especially my bestie Theresa. We have been friends for forty six years.2. Did your school have its own sports field or swimming pool? We had a swimming pool, but we only usedContinue reading “School is Out”

Complain

Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-320/ The frequency of hot weather in the United kingdom is like spotting an England goal in the Euros. We complain for our lack of summer, but when it is over thirty degrees we flounder. Tomorrow we have a yellow warning. Older adults and children have been told to take care. It isContinue reading “Complain”

Reinvent

Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2023/06/23/fandangos-flashback-friday-june-23rd/ This is my post from June last year. 1. If you could reinvent yourself, how would you like to be? I like who I am; mostly. I would prefer to be more confident. When I am around strangers, I find saying the right things difficult. I look at my daughter, who isContinue reading “Reinvent”

Capable Enough

Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2024/06/20/reenas-xploration-challenge-336/ Aliens, humans, and animal alike, were ready to propose a treaty. 2045, and they finally considered us capable enough to have a substantial conversation. Our pact on only reusing plastic, and not making any more settled the deal. They landed on a snowy February morning. A shock, the lone dog walker steppedContinue reading “Capable Enough”

Shift Our Focus

Written for https://weeklyprompts.wordpress.com/?p=15431&preview=true Perspective, and a multitude of problems we stress about. Insufficient money, car needs fixing, the washing machine has broken down or a bad day at work. If we shift our focus and consider the entire globe, our pressures would be easier for them. They are not free to make their own choices.Continue reading “Shift Our Focus”