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Muffled – 100 words

June 18, 2023 By Ellen

Muffled Wrapped in activity. Silenced by lists. Unbalanced by notifications. Paralysed by piles that teeter – underpinned by hurry. Tormented by ticking time. Bewildered and frowning… how can it possibly now? Already. Unready. Too late. What was progress? Pursued by the howling of regret. Scrabbling, crabbily for a foot hold in the slippery rock, tugged […]

Filed Under: 365, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, back to school, busy, overwhelm

Self-starter – 100 words

June 17, 2023 By Ellen

Self-starter   Do it Do it now Get off your arse Leave the sofa Stop scrolling That list won’t tick itself What are you waiting for? Tempus most assuredly fugit No more procrastinating Every minute is precious. Time must not be squandered The buck stops with you There are no magic pixies or knights in […]

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

Sunday night – 100 words

June 16, 2023 By Ellen

Sunday night   Where is the cuddle in a solitary journey? Where is the sparkle in the uniform laundry? Where is the laugh til you pee in a video conference? Where is the treasure in the online groceries? Where is delight in something else that is broken? Where is the shooting star in the never-ending […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge

Decisions – 100 words

June 15, 2023 By Ellen

  Decisions   Your first flat was a mansion of young love, cheap wine, and admiring your cleverness. You picked dried yolk yellow and kitchen plaster blue from its curtain swirls, told yourself it was retro, bought a matching sofa. Of course, it didn’t last. You Gloria Gaynored to the next place with your sofa, […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, creative writing, metaphor

Lies honestly told – 100 words

June 14, 2023 By Ellen

Lies honestly told   If I work hard, I’ll earn love It’s just this once It’s no trouble I’m right I’m wrong I promise I’ll fit into it next year It’s just a kiss It’ll go to waste if I don’t They’ll never find out If I wait patiently, my time will come If they […]

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

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