Weekly Word Prompts – Page 36

Fibs on a Friday

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/12/01/fibbing-friday-1st-december/ 1. “Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” Dumbledore when he took Harry to find a horcrux2. “Instead of getting married again, I’m going to find a woman I don’t like and give her a house.” Elizabeth Taylor (change the woman for a man). 3. “Behind every great man isContinue reading “Fibs on a Friday”

Home

Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/11/30/reenas-xploration-challenge-309/ ‘You’ve been my only confidant, and I wish you could go with me. It’s just that I need to break free. I will only end up like Mum. He is so angry, all of the time. You are better off here, he will always be there for you.’ You couldn’t understand me,Continue reading “Home”

Puppy Love

Written today for https://lindaghill.com/2023/11/29/one-liner-wednesday-sometimes-2/ It’s a dog’s life, or so they sometimes say, but I wouldn’t mind living the life of a canine – I would get two good meals a day; taken for walkies; lots of special treats; including chicken and watermelon; and a belly rub from my human – bring it on. IContinue reading “Puppy Love”

Contract

Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2023/11/26/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-290/ ‘Details are important,’ Ernie said, scanning his Christmas contract. ‘I will not con you; I wanted it all legal like. You don’t get how many elves leave after one session because of all the overtime.’ Dressed in his comfortable scarlet, the big man handed over his special rainbow pen. Yes, he knewContinue reading “Contract”

Survive

Written in response to https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ My signature song will always be ‘‘I will survive, by Gloria Gaynor’’. Recorded in 1978, I was thirteen. I remember singing (out of tune) with a hairbrush in my hand, singing the lyrics. The words reflected my mood. Not so much about the school I attended because by then IContinue reading “Survive”

Motherhood

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2023/11/24/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-nov-25-2023/ When I held my daughter in my arms, I was never afraid for her safety. Mostly because she was much bigger than most of the babies on the ward. She weighed nine pounds one ounce. In the nineties, they kept mum’s in until their baby gained weight. Following a period of tenContinue reading “Motherhood”

Friday Fibs

How would you use/continue these famous lines? 1. What light through yonder window breaks? That was Romeo. He threw a stone to catch Juliet’s attention and it smashed. 2. Alas, poor Yorick, he was hit on the head by a stone. 3. Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? He is watching the footie, where JulietContinue reading “Friday Fibs”

Gratitude

Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/11/23/reenas-xploration-challenge-308/ “ Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life. ”Rumi ‘Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.’ ‘Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life,’ Martha said, an arm around Tabitha. The brightnessContinue reading “Gratitude”

Duplicity

Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Duplicity, the way politicians say one thing and mean another. It is one reason I have lost faith in our system. Those in power don’t listen to those without. When there is an election, they all promise to make it better. Once in they do nothing but go back on their word.Continue reading “Duplicity”