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Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ Too tiny to haunt, their elders would taunt, bigger screams they would flaunt, when trick or treater’s smash the midnight air. One Halloween night with their combined height and their ghostly figures alight an idea struck which would give them the edge. With their most frightening boo, they yelled at the crew,Continue reading “The Best”

Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/10/26/reenas-xploration-challenge-304/ There is a sadness in profanity – Tom used to say that to his friends, before he would go into the recesses of his muddled mind. An amazing person, always there when you needed him, struggled to do a good turn for himself. Tom’s mobile would ring into infinity when he didn’tContinue reading “Sadness in Profanity”

Written in response to https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ In some ways, my past was the good old days. As children, we socialised more. The old rule of going indoors when the street lights went on was something we understood. Although we never strayed far from the street we lived in. There was always one parent keeping a watchfulContinue reading “Good Old Days?”

Return Soldiers return from their fight, broad grins all around. They lower down their kit bags, and joy in tears are found. Young and old are waving flags, as far as the eye can see. But the person I am waiting for, will never come back to me. The princesses celebrate in London, celebrations allContinue reading “Return”

Written in response to https://pcguyiv.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/truthful-tuesday-october-24th-2023/ Similar questions but my answers my differ slightly. Do you prefer shopping online or do you prefer to go to a store? I prefer shopping online for gifts at Christmas. You can get a variety of presents. In addition to this, you can purchase gifts for abroad on Amazon PrimeContinue reading “It’s The Truth”

A Haiku written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ It is time to sleep my beautiful brave branches. I will protect you.

Normal, written by Graeme Cameron, is far from normal. It is a brilliant book, twisting the reader’s mind into a warped sense of reality. In first person, we are walked through every murder. When you think he will strike again, he ends up walking the woman home. He talks in great detail about his firstContinue reading “Normal – Book Review”

Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2023/10/20/fowc-with-fandango-seminar/ Every year when friends in her writing group went to the writing seminar, she was a little bit curious. When a free ticket was offered, she was one of the first people to ask if she could be considered. The amazing day stunned her like a heavenly halo. Agents spoke about genresContinue reading “Seminar”

Written for http://weeklyprompts.com/2023/10/18/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-embarrassment/ and https://ronovanwrites.com/2023/10/18/ovi-poetry-challenge-18-funny-is-your-inspiration/ Rhyming is AAAb. The second stanza would be CCCd. The third, EEEf. And so on. Meaning nothing in one stanza must rhyme with anything in the previous stanza. The fourth line does not rhyme. My cheeks flare red, that being said, there is no dread in seeing you again. Give love a chance,Continue reading “Embarrassment”