Avoid the darkness and the mess You’ll make when rushing out tonight. Tomorrow, true, you might confess. If not, sleep in. Out goes the light.
Linked to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt. The photo above was provided by Sue Vincent.
Our lives seem flippant, short and free. We need some rules and if you find One that might work, slow down. Be kind. Don’t fight for every cause you see For some turn sour eventually. So stand up strong for what is right. Obediently praise the light, But fear that foul self-righteousness. Out back’s a bucket for such mess With soap to make your stained clothes bright.
Linked to Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge where the challenge is to use “kind” as a rhyme work in either line 2 or 3.
Jim noticed the movement of the mist on the pond as he went to the garden. He had a hunch Mary would be tending the vines.
She told him she was pregnant. One can’t escape consequences and sometimes one doesn’t want to.
I could have said they smiled, but no. They laughed and made new plans.
Linked to GirlieOnTheEdge Six Sentence Story with the prompt word “hunch”.
While cruising down the road to hell I saw an exit, took it, and, though slow and narrow, winding, too, I knew that this back road would do.
Linked to Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday.
Rough around the edges, Smoother where it shows - Plants know well how rough we get. Make room. Watch out. They'll grow.
Linked to Cosmic Photo Challenge where Dale offers the theme of “the rough with the smooth”.
Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. The weeks go by and I have the same things to smile about – pleasant social relationships (although modified by social distancing) and we are able to take walks. I have been to the forest preserve multiple times.
Jeremy stepped inside. In his ear he heard, “Stay near the door. Don’t respond to anything they say.”
“Look. That guy’s back.”
“OK, let’s finish this. You’re going to get what’s coming to you. You hear me? No one will care how loud you scream in this place.”
The five men stepped out of the safety of the shadows moving toward Jeremy. When they were visible in the middle of the room, shots shattered the windows.
Jeremy heard a gunfight outside. His earphone went silent. He wondered what happened. Was it safe to leave?
He left the room anyway.
Linked to Carrot Ranch July 16 Flash Fiction Challenge to write a 99-word story with the theme “scream inside your heart”.
Rocky islets, setting sun, Someone’s near the shore - A twilit beach would be in reach If I picked that door.
Linked to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt. Sue Vincent provided the photo above for this challenge.
I knew it was a common bird That helped me build a nice display. I took the photo anyway. I wanted truth to match the word In fullness that was not absurd. It made no sound. It didn't sing. It might have sung of anything, But flew away. The sun will set. Before it does I want to get Prepared to be the gift I bring.
Linked to Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge where the challenge word is “bird”.
It was a mistake telling George about those aliens who wanted me to hop on board their flying saucer for some zany experiments.
George explained to me that my aliens either were delusions or they were demons monkeying with me and he didn’t care which I picked as long as I didn’t believe there were actual aliens out there since any rational person knows they couldn’t exist and they wouldn’t exist if they wanted to.
He’s usually right, and so I picked the demonic monkeys.
That’s when a flying saucer popped in front of us and a squeaky voiced alien asked George if he would like to hop in for some nice experiments.
I gave them both an all-knowing smile.
As George hopped in he told me I would have to gaslight myself until he got back.
Linked to GirlieOnTheEdge’s Six Sentence Stories with the prompt word “zany”.
That’s when I realized if I don’t try it one more time I’d never know if the tenth time wasn’t the charm.
Linked to Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 