weekend writing prompt – Odds & Ends

First thing, by Britta Benson

Here’s my reply to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt. This week, the word is ‘engrave’ with a word count of 23. (https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/12/10/weekend-writing-prompt-289-engrave/) I immediately thought of this morning’s snow, falling on my face… I just stood there, head pointing towards the sky, letting the snow fall on me, and in my mind I was alreadyContinue reading “First thing, by Britta Benson”

Here’s my response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt. This week, it’s ‘Revenge’ with a word count of 72. You can find Sammi’s full blog post by clicking this link: https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/11/26/weekend-writing-prompt-287-revenge/ Wanna play? Who’s got the last word in this game? Tooth and nail, just the beginning. Welcome to this exercise in self mutilation, provingContinue reading “Wanna play?”

Ways to spend a Sunday morning… Responding to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt… The word this week: ‘Rule’, with a word count of 16. You can find Sammi’s full blog post by clicking on this link: https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/11/05/weekend-writing-prompt-284-rule/. As you can see, I did a blackout poem. Ruled Think of choice. Ordered to laugh. The lieContinue reading “Ruled, by Britta Benson”

Here’s my response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt. This week, it’s ‘renege’ in 49 words. You can read Sammi’s full blog post by clicking on this link: https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/09/17/weekend-writing-prompt-277-renege/ In the flesh My autumnal body appears to have second thoughts about it all. I can sense the endless ruminations. The rumble of mulling over, notContinue reading “In the flesh, by Britta Benson”

Here’s my response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt. This week, the prompt word is ‘bandage’ with a word count of 61. https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/09/10/weekend-writing-prompt-276-bandage/ It brought back memories of my son’s early childhood. He suffered from severe childhood eczema and it took us over a decade to ‘kind of’ get to grips with it. Eczema We’dContinue reading “Eczema, by Britta Benson”

Here’s my response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt. This week, the word is ‘Avian’, with a word count of 29 (https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/09/03/weekend-writing-prompt-275-avian/) 29? Quite enough. Avian lifestyle advice for earthbound mammals Let heavy minds become volitant. With a little help, they will soar. Allow hearts purposeless flutters. This will strengthen all wings. Imagination defies gravity.Continue reading “Avian lifestyle advice for earthbound mammals, by Britta Benson”

This week, Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing prompt is ‘Alcazar’, with a word count of 76. (https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/08/20/weekend-writing-prompt-273-alcazar/). I instantly knew what I wanted to write about! My first trip to Andalucia in 1999, my very first encounter with this type of architecture and beauty. I was mesmerized. It really did feel as though I was putContinue reading “El Real Alcázar de Sevilla, by Britta Benson”

Here’s my response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt. This week, the word is ‘dazzling’ with a word count of 53. (https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/08/13/weekend-writing-prompt-272-dazzling/) Dazzling… … when you’re looking so hard for words, far and wide, all encompassing, complicated, yet oh so simple, to speak that truth from deepest within that you know is there but cannotContinue reading “Dazzling, by Britta Benson”

I like Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompts. Especially the ones with a very low word count. This week, the prompt is ‘Sibilance’ with a word count of a measly 28. Just what I was after… Here’s the link to the full blog post: https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/08/06/weekend-writing-prompt-271-sibilance/ And here’s my take on it: Sibilance Song Hearts of grass,Continue reading “Sibilance song, by Britta Benson”

Here’s my response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt. This week: ‘Variation’ in 67 words. (https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/07/23/weekend-writing-prompt-269-variation/) Variations of Dad Sorting his legs in the morning. Left. Right. Almost familiar. Eating toast that looks like yesterday’s but isn’t. Coffee, three sweeteners. Always. Five tablets. A daily rainbow, the same in all its difference. Counting steps. NumbersContinue reading “Variations of Dad, by Britta Benson”