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Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/12/29/fibbing-friday-29th-december/ 1. Sling your hook – Peter Pan said this to the crocodile when it ate the captain’s arm.2. Here’s mud in your eye – Captain Hook used to play baseball as a child and hurled mud in the crocodile’s eye. It saved the other arm.3. Bun in the oven – During Easter,Continue reading “Friday Fibs”

Colleagues at a bakery department, all women, are destined to be friends, are the main protagonists in A Summer Fling by Milly Johnson. They work alongside each other, in the bakery section in a superstore, rarely interacting. When they move their manager Malcolm to join the cheese department Christie replaces him. He spends the restContinue reading “A Summer’s Fling – Book Review”

Written for https://jewishyoungprofessional.wordpress.com/2023/12/13/jyprovocative-question-14-religion-ai/ Should religion (or spiritual intelligence) influence how we use AI? Religious thought and practice? Are the two things be totally unrelated to each other? Should something else guide how we use AI? I’m not sure that religion, or politics, should influence AI. It has to be programmed by a human,who will automatically give themContinue reading “Artificial”

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ ‘What have you in store for me today?’ The first step to recovery is self belief – that was her therapist’s mantra. What did she know? Three failed marriages and a son addicted to drugs. She often observed a chain smoker with bitten nails pacing outside between sessions. ‘You alright Mummy?’ ThomasContinue reading “Recovery”

Yesterday I went Christmas shopping with my family. We left the house at nine o’clock in the morning and didn’t arrive home until nine in the evening. I am always after the perfect gift. I prefer quirky, different, or funny. The trouble is, the same presents reboot every year, and because the children are gettingContinue reading “Christmas Shopping”

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/11/27/what-do-you-see-214-november-27-2023/ Leading me towards the light inspiring life to be a glass half full. Heaviness that once was night treated with a heavenly hug. Once free, what a wonderful sight undeniable hope in a serene sheen. Energetic beams sharing their happiness with those in the dark.

Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/11/22/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-satisfaction/ Satisfaction of a job well done, Mary was proud of her finished book. Eighty-five thousand words-her characters were expertly crafted. She followed the beat sheet. It was a masterpiece like the works of Danielle Steel. What agents could she send it to? This time next year, she could see her own writingContinue reading “Imposter”

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/11/20/what-do-you-see-213-november-20-2023/ Scamp rushed towards the waves, salt water saturated in his golden fur. Excited yelps followed before he ran back on the sumptuous sand. It was the best part of the seaside. That and spending time with his most loved people in the whole world. He searched the shore for his family. TheyContinue reading “A Day at the Seaside”

Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/11/15/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-energy/ The energy sapped like a deflating balloon; she collapsed on the sofa, her legs refusing to move any further. All she wanted was a mug of caffeine filled coffee and a large slab of carrot cake, but getting up was next to impossible. From the moment she woke up, she was rushingContinue reading “Coffee and Cake”

The first piece of prose is a story I wrote a while ago. I have been editing it this morning. The inspiration is from my uncle. He was seventeen when he signed up to join the army. In the first and second world war, all they wanted was soldiers. He survived, and his memories wereContinue reading “Remembrance Day”