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”

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”

Funny Friday Fibs

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/fibbing-friday-15th-may-2026/ 1 Biblioklept A person that hoards bibles. 2. Acnestis Treatment for acne, which involves having a bath in salty water. 3. Wrest pin A medal word when you have won three wrestling matches. 4. Agelast Fruit that can last more than three days in the fridge. 5. Peristeronic A submarine that canContinue reading “Funny Friday Fibs”

Children

Written for https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/05/13/w3-prompt-211-weave-written-weekly/ Children fragile bundles toddling on unstable legs until they walk with confidence Will they fall? Yes, perhaps, but they have an inner strength you have shared since they first held your hand trust they can be strong in their universe of love