I cracked a pane or two, but he would simply apply a new sheet of glass, or tape the shreds together in an attempt to mend the cracks. — I was reading this from jules on Know Thyself Heal Thyself: Do you know the boiling pot and the frog story? Write about a time you realized you got comfortable with an uncomfortable environment. And I immediately remembered a time nearly ten years ago, when I thought the way I…

I have somewhat left my gregarious side behind… — Written for this thought-provoking prompt. I want to state now: I believe life is made up of choices, and I have been responsible for all my decisions. The lockdowns started a shift for me. The free May Bird was locked in, and the thing was she had only been allowed…

Health became more important than possessions. — Inspired by this prompt by Diana C. Write about the hard maneuvers you took through chaos to make peace look and feel easy… Last year, I had to think a lot about belongings. Things. Stuff. These are words that don’t sound very emotive, but what they actually come down to…

Moving forward in healing and personal growth — Life can so often be viewed as a series of before and after moments. Choices made today affect tomorrow… This story has been particularly inspired by Ravyne Hawke prompt and the idea of Quantum Mechanics. …

Digger took the idea of behaviour modification to the extreme — My transgressive, and occasionally erotic series, Wife Imprisonment ended last week. Today I wave a fond farewell to the two very badly behaved characters who I really do believe belonged together and perhaps also arrived at the ending they both deserved? It is up to you to decide what that…

Just a man working out a plan. — You know, I thought I may get bypassed. That’s what usually happens. My type only engage for 33 years. Except for one, all my predecessors lived, passed and went to heaven to die out their time in peace. But if a major world-threatening problem needs addressing, there’s an extra incentive…

The Inspiration behind my series about a woman kept in a cage — My latest series on the fabulous publication, Redemption Magazine, has received quite a lot of love. Which has made me happy as it is very transgressive. Even brutal in places. But I am a believer that stories should be told and don’t have to have happy endings or be all…

I’ll lead you all in the Dance — This is what happened in part one – The well-documented Jesus you died in the name of the pauper. But what you don’t know is that — him up there — sends another down so that life on earth is never without a Saviour on-call. The Jesus model has 33…

Eczema: They suspected my problems were linked to an intolerance to certain foods. — Eczema and Steroid Cream I have suffered on and off with eczema all my life. As a child, others didn’t want to hold my hand thinking they could catch it. The doctors knew little about eczema, except to tell me to drink more milk (I was a skinny kid) — and dollop the sores…

But — for me — waiting is excruciatingly painful. — My eyes drift out of focus. I grip the handle of the bathroom door but don’t go in. Too scared at what I might see. Knock knock… “All OK in there.” My voice trembles. I can hear Louise giggling, gurgling. You know the sound babies make? “Yeah, come in, we’re…

This has an orange and smoky undercurrent — I adore hot, spicy food, so it isn’t a surprise to me that family and friends consider chilli con carne my signature dish. The phrase chilli con carne is Spanish and means chilli with meat, which is precisely what it is. History Although today there will be some great vegetarian chilli…

Recently I bought a chicken. Here is the story of that very bird… — In my kitchen, we usually cook from scratch and are not at all wasteful. We simply can’t afford to be. Occasionally we will buy a whole chicken. Free-range, for many reasons I won’t go into here, but overall because they taste better. I am a huge fan of chickens. …

What greater power is there than being part of a person’s climb towards self actualisation? — Christmas is that giving time of year. Most months we all act like self-indulgent bastards, putting number one first. Then suddenly, as the festive bells begin to chime, everyone gets over emotional and thinks about family and friends. What presents should we buy? Who will host the turkey? That kind…

I started going through her wardrobe and borrowing a few of her dresses — Some family members can have a deep, lasting effect on a person's view of life and how to behave. Where my Gran was concerned, her influence was definitely a positive one. Her attitude to life was inspiring… My Gran and Me My Gran, Stella, was born in 1904. She was my Mum’s parent. …

A Love Story set in World War 2 — Settling down cross-legged in front of you I whisper your name, Josef. So long on the tip of my tongue — my mind wanders back to the start. When war broke out I was nineteen. Father forbade Alfie, my older brother, to sign up. The farm needs him, he said…

Shame and thinking of myself as a victim goes out the window. — Self reflection is definitely good for the soul, and week three of KTHT Spooktober prompt provided some great questions to do just that. It came at a good time for me. I have been physically healing over the last four months and this process has taken up my energies. But…

“Auntie Em, tell us a scary story from when you were young.” “Oh, it’s a long time since then. But…” I paused for effect. “Perhaps you’d like to hear about the night I learned what was under my bed?” I was deafened by the shrill of young voices screeching, “yes.”…

Many high achievers possess blind ambition and appear to portray a narcissistic level of self-absorption — Over the last few years I’ve noticed a lot of articles and tweets about narcissism. Some informative and others written by those who stated they had been hurt by their relationship with a narcissist. In this post, I am not going to delve into stories about those who have genuinely…

I’m the catcher. I have to catch ’em before they fall — Le’me start at the beginning. Mum was from a right posh ol’ family and married this regular geezer, Dad, from the East end of London. Love, you see. Can do strange things to ya — so they say. Anyways, she was always right as rain with him. Her brother, me…

Whatever happens, wherever we are and whoever we know, let’s meet in 2000. — I grabbed the wooden door and wrenched it back, pulling the bracken and weeds along with it. Light entered the old tack room and my eyes immediately found the window at the end. …