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April 9: Flash Fiction Challenge – Unveiled

11 Apr 2020 36 Comments

by Ritu in #CarrotRanch Tags: 99-Word Fiction, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Carrot Ranch, Charli Mills, Sheild Your Face

Charli’s Carrot Ranch prompt this week:

April 9, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that declares, shield your face. It can be a knight of old, a doctor, or a senior citizen. What is the circumstance? Who makes the declaration? Go where the prompt leads!

Unveiled

I stepped outside, onto our rooftop veranda.
The sun, still warm, was beginning to set.
I needed to collect the clothes from the line, but first, I just had to make the most of this moment.
As far as the eye could see, roof terraces were visible, but, unlike other days, no one was out on them.
This virus had scared everyone.
Slowly, I unhooked my veil, allowing the warm rays to touch my face.
This was a bliss I was rarely allowed to experience.
“Shield your face!” My father appeared.
I scrambled to reinstate the veil. “Sorry Abba.”

April 9: Flash Fiction Challenge

#SoCS April 11/2020 – Joint

11 Apr 2020 31 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: #SoCS, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Joint, Linda G Hill, Stream Of Consciousness Saturday

Linda’s #SOCS prompt this week:

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “joint.” Use it as a noun, an adjective, or a verb–use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

Firstly, can I apologise for not taking part in the recent #SOCS challenges. What with the whole situation we have around us at the moment, life is somewhat, topsy turvy, to say the least!

Now, where was I? Joint.

Ahhh. Can I be honest?

The first thing that came to mind was a joint of the smoking variety.

Not to say I am a smoker, but that was the first thing. Jus’ sayin’.

But, thinking about joints, I should really be talking about mine!

If you remember, in October (Seems so long ago, that time of freedom of movement…) I had an awful time, where I was experiencing terrible pains.

They did all sorts of tests, but nothing was coming up. In the end, the GP sent me a referral to see a specialist, and the earliest I could get an appointment was… April.

Yup, over four months, I had to wait.

Since October, the pains haven’t been as bad, but I am getting twinges, and one knee is painful regularly.

I looked forward to this appointment. Maybe someone could let me know what was causing the pains…

Then, the pandemic arrived. And lockdown.

Guess whose appointment wasn’t going to happen?

Well, it kinda did. I got a phone consultation instead, and now I have to go to the local hospital (I’m dreading that) for blood tests, before a follow up appointment in AUGUST!

You know, I might just need that other kinda joint to sort the pains out…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS April 11/2020

Bells #writephoto

10 Apr 2020 33 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto Tags: #WritePhoto, Bells, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Sue Vincent

Sue’s #WritePhoto prompt this week:

A sea of blue
Interspersed with green
A forest floor of blooms
Rising from within, trees
A gentle breeze
Rippling the flowers
A gentle bluebell tinkling
I could listen for hours

Ritu 2020

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 172, #Poet’sChoice #Senryu

10 Apr 2020 34 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Senryu

Colleen’s challenge this week is Poet’s choice of words in a syllabic form of poetry. From me, a trio of senryu about getting moving, during this lockdown time…

A sedentry life
This self isolation lark
Need to get moving

Easy choice, to sit
To watch, to read, to consume
But it's not healthy

Find a reason to
Move, be it inside or out
For your sanity

Ritu 2020