Knowing

 

Learn child they said and so I did

knowledge is the key,

the more you know, the better it is

and I believed them.

The Hulk in Gryffindor

The school is out, and some of the neighbor kids are back in my workroom. Like every year, they babysit me during the day and make sure I stay out of trouble until my husband comes home. That’s the official version, and they stick to it. 

To be a Smile

“To hear never-heard sounds,
To see never-seen colors and shapes,
To try to understand the imperceptible
Power pervading the world;

Trust – Friday Fictioneers

Photo Prompt Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

“This was my first accident,” Marlise said with laughter in her voice.

Grandma didn’t find it funny at all.

Another Time -Friday Fictioneers

It’s Wednesday, time for another post,

more fiction, a short story,

based on a photography.

Hidden in a Box

They had been hidden in a box at the bottom of her wardrobe for many years.

“I bought them when I was about your age,” she said when she gently handed me the shoes.

La Dolce Vita

Photography Dale Rogerson

Often she brings home a pizza from the little Italian café at the corner.

She turns on the music, listens to Dean Martin and opens a bottle of wine.

Secrets – Friday Fictioneers

 

Photo Prompt Jellico’s Stationhouse

Every Sunday he took his bike and drove across town.

He would be gone all day; it was his weekly workout, that’s what the neighbors thought.

Eyes and Ears – Friday Fictioneers

 

Photo prompt Shaktiki Sharma

 “We lose a few, but most of them can do their job without any interruption,” Arthur explained, and I could see why he was so proud of his creation.

The Fox and the Lioness

This is why I love animals so much. Whenever we think we have them all figured out, they do something that we don’t expect, they surprise us and make us rethink our own values.