Water from a dam

I am currently taking a class in poetry at Open University, How Writers Write Poetry I’ll be posting the favorite of my exercises on here. This week is sketching, 1-4 line poems.   Water thrown down from the dam, to Unseen depths, Splashes up further down the river.  

Friday Fictioneers: The Tell-Tale….Something

PHOTO PROMPT Copyright -Mary Shipman Like the scent of some long-forgotten secret, the sound haunted Rodney’s dreams. When he woke, he could still hear it, even louder and more insistent. Thump-thump. Rodney went to the hidden compartment in the wall, stripping back the wallpaper. The tiny man wore a black top hat, a green suit […]

Haunted Life

In the ghostly silence Of a day that longs to come, I find Myself contemplating The wonder of it all. Speak to me Of friendly memories, Of welcome ghosts. Are you listening? Are you here? I am Comforted by (After the shock of) Believing. You are here.

Friday Fictioneers: A Matter of Perspective

PHOTO PROMPT Copyright-Ted Strutz My response to the weekly prompt on Friday Fictioneers, where every week we get together and write 100 word stories. It’s fun – and calorie-free. A Matter of Perspective The so-called dentist left the room for a second, giving Tony an opening, a chance to escape. Frantically, he looked around the […]

Friday Fictioneers: First Day at Work

PHOTO PROMPT Copyright – Douglas M. MacIlroy My response to the weekly prompt at Friday Fictioneers, where every week we write 100 word stories, and have fun doing it. Title: First Day at Work, Genre: Slipstream Marvin was warned his new job would be high-stress, but he wanted to help people. On his first day, […]

IWSG: Time-Sinks & Other Black Holes

Insecure Writer’s Support Group My main fear in writing is that I may put a good deal of effort, and time, into this “hobby” only to discover, somewhat belatedly, that no one wants to read what I have written – and what was I thinking anyway? In my brain, how did I think this was […]

Friday Fictioneers: Another World

  Photo credit: Julia Pendergast Response to May 30, 2014 prompt at Friday Fictioneers. Another World, Genre: Fantasy Two years had passed since Julia left to investigate the disappearance of her sister, leaving only a single scrap of paper. “Stand in front of the doorway, say the words, and the portal will open.” Mark held […]

Friday Fictioneers: Go Baack

Photo Credit:Sandra Crook My response to the weekly writing prompt at Friday Fictioneers. An InLinkz Link-up. Genre: Light Fantasy Balaam was not having a good day. First, there had been the locusts, then the fiery rain, and finally thick darkness. Suddenly, a herd of sheep appeared from nowhere, surrounding his car. One of the sheep […]