Writer. Feminist. Historian. Person.
I must vent, he roared.
Cracking open the window,
he cried as he fell:
What about the price of eggs!
Now, he’s the one cracked open.
Today’s three words for pensitivity’s challenge are:
UPLIFT
VENT
WINDOW
Sadly, I could find no uplift. Maybe tomorrow.
casting out the trash
until, the vessel empty
we usher in hope
Welcome to pensitivity’s daily Three Things Challenge.
Use your imagination and creativity using one, two or all three words that may or may not be related. There are no restrictions regarding length, style, or genre, though please keep it family friendly.
TRASH
USHER
UNTIL
Everyone was so busy reminding the grands about shady web threats and unknown numbers, they forgot that old men still answer their doors for young girls.
Her patter felt smooth as he ushered her inside.
Then she saw it. Her gran’s Tampa Totems Table.
She knew it wasn’t. Gran’s totems were gone. Like her.
Still, she faltered. Memories flooded in. What would Gran say if she saw her now?
It took only a moment to recover her flow, as she remembered Gran’s final words: “Smile. And don’t forget. Men are all the same. Stroke a mark’s ego and he’s yours.”
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Thanks to Rochelle and Friday Fictioners for the inspiration to write after an extended break. Visit her site for more creative writings.
Tina Stewart Brakebill 