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Park life – 100 words

February 10, 2023 By Ellen

Park life Have you noticed that parking spaces have got thinner? Years ago, I’d zoom straight in dead centre, first time. No need for experimental door pushing – fingers round the end – or visions of dented Telsa sides. Even the tricky corner slots: nip in – mirror, signal, manoeuvre – slickly, unhindered by a […]

Filed Under: 365, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, age, creative writing, parking

How To Improve Your Posture For The Better

February 10, 2023 By Ellen

Posture is something that in our old age, we could be cursing our younger selves, for not taking seriously enough. It’s easy to have bad posture and there are many areas of life where we only make that posture worse.   Improving your posture can be done with a number of changes that are small […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: health, podiatrist, posture, spinal, spine

A morning’s work – 100 words

February 9, 2023 By Ellen

A morning’s work Me: Two coffees morning work all well   She: Garden patrol what’s this? Gate’s different must investigate   Me: Sun dazzling, adjust desk Productivity   She: Bold explorer. Queen of the highway. Following my nose see where it goes.   Me: Well, look at me spreadsheeting proficiently   She: Well, look at […]

Filed Under: 365, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, creative writing, dog, morning, Patterdale Terrier, WFH

Worry – 100 words

February 8, 2023 By Ellen

Worry When the sun shines, there’s a green-faced troll sitting on a rock. He scowls and growls and glares at me. Skin prickles and I know he’s looking and reaching… twisted fingers for me. Sticky orange eyes, like see-through scabs, promise pain and misery. So, I am surprised that when I do talk to my […]

Filed Under: 365, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, creative writing, emotion, worry

Delilah – 100 words

February 7, 2023 By Ellen

Delilah Once upon a time there were stories about women who pined and sighed and sat about in big pants drinking gin. If only, they wailed, he would come and rescue me from this life of solitude. Because a man is what I need to complete me and bring me socks to wash. Then one […]

Filed Under: 365, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, banning, creative writing, fairy tales, feminism, patriarchy

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