Picking the lock
Prompt photo curtsy of Rowena Curtin He gingerly found his way to an empty seat, carefully avoiding a lass with a pile of big issue magazines on her lap. In the seat behind a smartly dressed lass, tried to ignore…
Just the two of us
Prompt curtsy of Dale Rogerson We are both old said garlic to the skillet. Yet what a great marriage we would make, if only Olive agreed to join us over the flames. But garlic Olive is afraid of heat, it…
Covid and Modern Life
Photo prompt curtsy of Roger Bultot The time was when one could flit using just a handcart, so my great aunt said. Today I found myself flitting for the first time. But how to do it taking all the paraphernalia…
Tick Tock – Tick Tock the clock struck twelve…
photo prompt C E Ayr Can you sell me a stone of potatoes Mike. Mike lifted a sack of potatoes on to the chip shop counter. Only for a mouse to jump out of the sack. The following day a…
One dark night in the garden
Photo prompt curtsy of J Hardy Carroll Owl wondered what slugs tasted like as he watched a young hedgehog patrolling a garden. Owl was quite a thoughtful individual. He often found himself thinking. Earlier he had watched a collie tugging…
Order delivered
Photo Prompt curtsy of Jean L Hays Dear reader, you will know how it is, you purchase a computer, then acquired the knowledge of how to use it. All seemed as it should be. Until you went on line. You…
Trouble at the Mill
Prompt photo The siren was calling us workers to work. The clatter of clogs on the wet cobbles was almost deafening. Down stairs the fire was banked up with slack, ready to be stirred into life. I knew the sink…
Rihana’s Special Day
Raihana knew that today would be special, last night the sky had been so clear, the stars so bright, and Aryan had lain so close. She had felt that the gods were smiling on them, then the discomfort had started…
Bad Memories
Roland had seen these shapes before, in his memory, a spark of fear clicked. His feet felt like they were encased in concrete. The whiskers on his face tingled. The hairs on his back bristled. His tail hit the ground…