Mary and Sarah said their nightly prayer before going to sleep. I recited one of my own. Sleeping with one I open, I wanted the weather to remain calm, just until we reached land. From the breath of the air, and the dove on the mast, it was only a few days away. I watchedContinue reading “Fandango – Word Prompt – Magnet”
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From word prompts – Pirate in Training
https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/26/fowc-with-fandango-throat/ https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/your-daily-word-prompt-Tardy-ydwordprompt-august-26-2021/ ‘Thank God you are safe,’ Mary says, bringing me into a hug. ‘I was so worried about you.’ ‘Have they treated you well?’ Mary’s smile reaches towards her eyes and falters. I can tell she is fearful, but not for herself. Sarah is not much older than I am, and James a headstrongContinue reading “From word prompts – Pirate in Training”
Pirate in Training – From Word Prompts
https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/25/fowc-with-fandango-forward/ I am left alone in my comfortable prison, aware of nothing more than the lies my mother told me. The memories stolen from me because she wanted me to be free of the chains of the sea. Who made the choice to prise us apart? How could a mother choose between her children? PerhapsContinue reading “Pirate in Training – From Word Prompts”
From Fandango and Word of the Day – Pirate in Training
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/your-daily-word-prompt-tend-ydwordprompt-august-23-2021/ https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/23/fowc-with-fandango-hangry/ Leaving everything behind in the little boat, I clamber back aboard the ship. Mary is mopping the decks, waiting for me to leave. She holds the stem, and I can see that she has been crying. ‘Mary!’ I shout, but she doesn’t hear me at first. ‘Mary! You have to warn them!’ ‘Bethany?Continue reading “From Fandango and Word of the Day – Pirate in Training”
Prompt from Fandango – Amuse
https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/22/fowc-with-fandango-amuse/ ‘Tell me,’ I say, watching a seagull dive into the sea for its early morning meal. ‘Why did you all decide to go to sea? Surely there are many sinners on land who need saving.’ ‘We go where we are sent, where we are needed most,’ she says. I twist my head back, thereContinue reading “Prompt from Fandango – Amuse”
Word Prompts – Bethany – Pirate in Training
https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/20/fowc-with-fandango-lean/ https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/daily-prompt-links-for-august-2021/ https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/ Rusty Relic – Rag tag community Word of the Day – Impetuous Fandango – lean After weeks at sea my waist was as lean as a a flag pole. Her dress almost twice her size. An impetuous act out to sea, and she has no idea whether to stay. Taking a smallContinue reading “Word Prompts – Bethany – Pirate in Training”
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https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2021/08/19/your-daily-word-prompt-Rescind-ydwordprompt-august-19-2021/ Written on August 19th 2021 and reposted for https://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/19/fandangos-flashback-friday-august-19th/ Doctrine and Rescind No longer on her little boat, Bethany found herself in a tiny cabin, with a porthole to her right. The sea air drifted in. For a second she thought she was at home, in her own bed, with wind whispering through theContinue reading “http://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/19/fowc-with-fandango-doctrine/”
#FOWC Word Prompt – RUE
As the mountain track grew steeper, Trish rued the day she decided to get out of the house. She was angry, wanted to created distance between them. He betrayed her trust. The promise to stop gambling, a lie told many times, washed away their love. To forgive him – easy – like a boomerang sheContinue reading “#FOWC Word Prompt – RUE”
Fandango’s word challenges – Fallible and Flash fiction.
https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/11/fowc-with-fandango-fallible/ Faceless flames, refusing to be extinguished, lit the sky with a intolerable heat. I felt useless. A firefighter for ten years, there was nothing I couldn’t handle. When I retired, I was glad to turn my back on the fear. My dream, a little farm away from the city, and I was close toContinue reading “Fandango’s word challenges – Fallible and Flash fiction.”
Word Prompts – Adhere and Pertinent
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2021/08/10/your-daily-word-prompt-pertinent-ydwordprompt-august-10-2021/ Pertinent http://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/10/fowc-with-fandango-adhere/ Adhere ‘I adhere to the pertinent rules of living, of that there are just three, Love, understanding, and laughter are enough to make self doubt flee.
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