Exams

Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ ‘Flummox, that’s a brilliant word, and what does it mean?’ ‘Not sure miss, but that’s how I feel about my homework. I mean you asked us to write a story, to practice for our GCSE’s and I can’t think of anything to write. I mean I get it is worth forty marks,Continue reading “Exams”

Homework

Written today for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ ‘I don’t understand, what is the relevance of this conversation.’ ‘Dad, it’s just, you said, I couldn’t go out tonight, cause I’m grounded. But my mate called me, said there was homework club on. I haven’t done all my homework, surely you want me to have an education.’ ‘You are right,Continue reading “Homework”

Secret Ingredient

Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ ‘It certainly packs a punch,’ Bobby said, taking another sip of the cocktail. He wasn’t sure what spirit the barman used, but one glass, and you were always nearly on the floor. Perhaps he used them all. Today, he made sure he had a pint of milk before he drank it. ItContinue reading “Secret Ingredient”

Agwe

Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ ‘Where do you come from?’ Innocent enough question. Right? Mark didn’t think so, because when they saw him, they made an assumption of where he was born. Not that he disliked his heritage. When his grandmother spoke of Jamaica. The culture, the background of slavery she came from. Her own grandmother aContinue reading “Agwe”

Love

The word today from our wonderful host is compersion https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ It was a day she had been waiting for. After years apart, she was going to see her daughter and teenage granddaughter. The compersion she felt, when she was waiting at the airport and she could have flown towards them. Eighteen, and looking so muchContinue reading “Love”

Shriek

Shriek, she heard it alright. It was from the woods, where during the day, everything was silent. Tonight, it was different. The hairs on her legs and arms were rigid, as she turned her ears to the source of the sound. Nose on the ground, I sniffed, pulling her owner through brambles. She wasn’t happy,Continue reading “Shriek”

Rosmarie

Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ A landscape gardener and his pride and joy was always the rose bush at the back. He planted it when he first started, his first attempt at growing anything. Now, sixty years later, it still bloomed every spring. Now it was sleeping, but when his daughter was sixteen, it would bloom again.Continue reading “Rosmarie”

Lemonade!

Written in response to https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ lemonade. ‘Get your lemonade! Only fifty pence!’ Sheila shouted from the corner of her street. She was rolling in money, and made twenty pounds in the first half hour. All thanks to her novel idea. It was her math’s teacher who gave her the idea, about profit and percentages. SheContinue reading “Lemonade!”

Blisters

Today’s Word of the day fromhttps://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ is Blister New shoes, and they always blister. Sarah took off her trainers, to reveal a large blister on her heel the size of a golf ball. It felt like that anyway. A long day at work, and she was glad to take her shoes off, and throw them acrossContinue reading “Blisters”

I have a query?

https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ word prompt ‘I have a query. Why is it I can spend money like water, but cannot earn money the same.’ ‘I’m not sure, but it might be to do with the fact you are in an arcade,’ Alan said, drawing out another ten pound note. Those two pence machine’s were just ripe forContinue reading “I have a query?”