Fibbing

Questions from https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/08/25/fibbing-friday-25th-august/ 1.   Baker – A sheep rustler, who makes baa noises to lure the sheep away. 2.   Carpenter – They make the cup holders for cars. 3.   Gardener – A mask maker.4.   Mason – A mother son partnership, who are bakers. 5.   Plummer – Ruffling feathers of a parrot to make them moreContinue reading “Fibbing”

Loved

Written for https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/08/25/friday-quiver/ My heart is all a quiver on the day I went to meet you. I brought all your toys; including those annoying squeaking ones. You hadn’t been loved, not lately anyway. We couldn’t get another puppy; at our age it wouldn’t be fair. We decided to go to Battersea to see ifContinue reading “Loved”

Peeves

Inspiration from https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/08/24/reenas-xploration-challenge-294/ What are the peeves that annoy me the most? She wanted to write a list to her partner. Sharing the information, their therapist said. Was it the way he ground his teeth? No, that wasn’t it. She chewed the end of her pen, then nodded. She always thought he could finish herContinue reading “Peeves”

Tell Them

This isn’t part of the six sentences, but the reason I wrote this post today. At school, someone came to deliver a talk about bullying. They spoke of a fifteen-year-old girl, who took her own life because she was being bullied. Her sister, was bullied afterward, with other students making fun of what her bigContinue reading “Tell Them”

Human or Computer Error

Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2023/08/23/fandangos-provocative-question-228/ How would you feel about having autonomous (driverless) vehicles on the streets where you live? If they were available, would you feel comfortable taking one rather than an Uber, Lyft, or traditional taxicab with human drivers? I would prefer my cab or taxi to have a driver. It’s not just the factContinue reading “Human or Computer Error”

I Will Survive

Written for https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2023/08/20/sunday-confessionals-notes-and-words/ The song I am choosing is Gloria Gayner’s, I Will Survive. As a child, I was bullied, but singing this song helped. First, I was afraid, I was petrifiedKept thinking, I could never live, without you by my sideBut then I spent so many nights thinking, how you did me wrongAnd IContinue reading “I Will Survive”

When I Grow Up

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see ‘What do you want to do to when you grow up?’ It wasn’t a difficult question, Molly always knew what she wanted to be. Even from an early age, she picked the Doctor Barbie, or set up a teddy hospital for all those with dog related injuries. It wasn’t totally his fault;Continue reading “When I Grow Up”