Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/share-your-world-9th-march/ 1. What is the worst place you have ever lived in (house, town, caravan, other)? We rented a property for about three months when we needed a temporary residence between purchases. Renting for three months was the only option. You couldn’t wipe any dirty marks off the wall without the paint goingContinue reading “No More Beige”
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An Archway of Hope
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ An archway of patients led Allesandra to the end of her chemotherapy. When the doctor gave her the good news, she didn’t quite believe him. This faith was real. She couldn’t have survived her treatment without them. Their fingers intertwined, every one of them were considered friends for life. The day sheContinue reading “An Archway of Hope”
Heaven Sent
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ I chose this picture because it relates to the dad going to heaven. PROLOGUE – Orvieto Alessandra leant over the reception desk. Her long auburn hair waved past her shoulders. She positioned the handle of her handbag back on her shoulder before she addressed the ward sister at reception. ‘Hi, I’m Allesandra.Continue reading “Heaven Sent”
Partially Blind
Written for https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/tag/fffc/ This is part of my novel ”In The Dark”. It is out for submission, and worked well with the prompt of arcade. It is about a journalist called Sarah, and she is investigating a drug’s operation which led to her husband’s murder and her going partially blind. The high street has undergoneContinue reading “Partially Blind”
Reading Rules
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/share-your-world-15th-december/ 1. Did anyone read you a bedtime story when you were a child? I can’t remember being read to, or being taught to read. Although, I would imagine it were my dad, sister, or brother. Mum was dyslexic. Her shopping lists ”shugar, sauges, potoes”, proved that. I could read hardback books likeContinue reading “Reading Rules”
Orvieto
This is the last but one chapter from my novella ”Orvieto”. What do you think? Allesandra tapped the steering wheel, as the droplets drummed on the car roof. They ran across the windscreen. Wipers swiped across, as she turned into the hospital carpark. Even though the heater was on the highest setting, damp clung toContinue reading “Orvieto”
Sharing Love
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/share-your-world-10th-november/ I am grateful for my bestie; when I met her, at the age of eleven, our friendship is strong. She moved to America when she was fifteen, but best friends do not have to see each other every day. When I retire, I hope to make the journey across the water toContinue reading “Sharing Love”
The Last Journey
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Chloe switched her wipers to the fastest setting as her high beams searched for lonely travellers. She preferred the night shift. There were only a handful of passengers. George, the first to embark, his back straight, sat at the front. His nightly visits to The Pied Horse, where he drank two pintsContinue reading “The Last Journey”
Orvieto
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ Alessandra didn’t care; she sang out of tune. Mamma Maria; her mum’s favourite song. When it played on the radio, nothing could hurt her. Italian dialects filled the air. A lost language – too painful to be spoken. Yet, in song, love shared an allowance of hope. The kitchen is for singing,Continue reading “Orvieto”
Nothing to Fear
Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/reenas-xploration-challenge-389/ School is like standing in the middle of a hurricane. At least that’s what she believed as she hovered beside the entrance of this new secondary school. She glued on her mask and slipped into copy mode. With a smile forced into place, she walked over the threshold. ‘Ode to Joy,’ sheContinue reading “Nothing to Fear”
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