Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ I always think of myself as a happy accident. My mum was thirty-nine, and my dad was fifty when I was born. My sister was sixteen years older and my brother is ten years my senior. he said that was untrue. He was clearly sixty. That’s okay with me, because that makesContinue reading “Happy Accident”
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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”
Last Moments
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ As Sarah sheltered underneath an oak tree, its sturdy branches protected her from the unexpected hailstorm. She stretched her coat around her school uniform. It had been months since she had seen her friends. Excuses sent by text were common. Retreating into her homework easily, she kept conversations brief. No one desiredContinue reading “Last Moments”
Sparkles
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Sparkles on a homemade card Placed with thought and love A picture made with crayon Relishing the moon and stars Kept real with their message Letting their mum know Every day is remembered Stating they cherish her so.
Jumping
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Walking on the moon; one giant leap and all that. Although it is more like jumping on the lunar surface because there little gravity there. We weigh less. Even better in space. We all remember the first occasion someone bounded on its dry surface. I wonder why we didn’t go back there?Continue reading “Jumping”
No Wake Up Call
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ I’m on a mission to retire one day where I will have more of a say about what I do each day that will make me smile. No alarm clock to wake me up with my coffee, an extra cup maybe I’ll buy another pup and go for longer walks. From sixteen,Continue reading “No Wake Up Call”
Better Life
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ An inmate with no rights, she remembered a better life before he mutilated her dreams ripped her confident right to just be happy. Forgiveness it is key, for a victim to see, she has a right to be free.
Purpose
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ There once was a girl in school, who thought her purpose was cool, she wrote stories with ease the teacher was pleased and she proved she was no fool.
It’s Okay to be Proud
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Tomorrow will be a positive experience for me. A win-win situation. I am attending a writing retreat run by my local theatre, ‘‘The Cube’’. Fellow writers (of plays) allowing others to read their work and amateur actors reciting them aloud. If I am lucky, my play could be one of them. IContinue reading “It’s Okay to be Proud”
Change
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ He thought he was a wise guy always mansplaining with a sigh how to change the oil his sharing was a toil until she dyed his tie.
Writer Ravenclaw 