Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Better to keep it brief when watching the news or all the horrible headlines will give you the blues. Better to keep it cool when reading the paper don’t be a politician’s fool You may regret it later. Better to use our minds when on the internet The truth will soon unwindContinue reading “The Blues”
Category Archives: Weekly Word Prompts
Reversible Conversations
Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2026/01/10/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-reversible/ Can our viewpoints be reversible? I would like to think so. Growing up in the seventies and eighties, where outdated opinions were part of our childhood. Whether it was race, gender, or political alliances. I would like to think, through conversations with my parents, that I could change their minds on aContinue reading “Reversible Conversations”
Love is Stronger
Written for https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/01/14/w3-prompt-194-weave-written-weekly/ new year glorious guide change for good in our hands love hope Don’t be scared keep your heart gentle special Together strong we protect Time flies twelve months new adventures one step is a positive love
Memory of a Fish
Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/sundays-six-sentence-story-prompt-word-14/ ‘I have the memory of a fish, and can remember what happened years ago, but not what I had for breakfast yesterday. To be honest it is a little worrying, but I cannot share it with my children.’ Doctor O’Donnell wished there could be a cure for dementia. This young woman, inContinue reading “Memory of a Fish”
Lottery of Wins
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ As humans we all want better than we have, and dream of winning the lottery. Would that money change us? Probably, because we are leaving our old life behind. Sometimes, it is nice to save up for that dream holiday. It is different from our normal lives. I work in a school,Continue reading “Lottery of Wins”
Love Matters
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2026/01/14/one-liner-wednesday-jusjojan26-the-14th-decisions-decisions/ Whether our road is simple, or adorned with gold, it is the family and friends we meet along the way that matters.
Open Crevices
Written for https://rochellewisoff.com/2026/01/14/16-january-2026/ A lifetime of memories soared through the open crevices of the derelict theatre. Once this dome held the rapture of an audience. Pictures cherished the walls as the Roman Empire reigned across Europe. All their modern roads led her to this dream holiday. Sarah stepped back into the Cyprus trees. The brightContinue reading “Open Crevices”
Two Front Teeth
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2026/01/12/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-12th-2026/ I broke my front tooth when I ate a hard sweet. Anything chewy; I avoid now. I work at a school, and some teenagers found it funny when I was trying to help them with their work. However, I looked strange, with a gap where the tooth should have been. There aren’tContinue reading “Two Front Teeth”
Loved His Farm
Written for https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/01/12/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-266/ Old Macdonald loved his farm would count his stock all day His sheep and cows crooned at the smile of the moon as he fed them without delay.
Half Full
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Sarah opened the wooden door as the church welcomed her with a liturgy. When she was little, she attended Sunday school. In her drawer, she still had her white candle, hidden amongst photographs of her dad. The half full, or empty church held a silence she needed to be part of. AllContinue reading “Half Full”
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