Jill

LOVE

399 words

Isabel woke from her nap to be greeted by the sweet scent of freesias.  Sunlight was flooding into the bedroom she now occupied in her daughter’s home.  Isabel was very old and frail, but still mentally astute and the scent of the delicate flowers which she had always loved set off a raft of thoughts about love.

She associated f…[Read more]

Congratulations, Libby – I, too, winced but enjoyed the humour in your story.  I enjoyed Sandra’s offering also and even picked up a discarded copy of Anna Karenina after the mention, but could not get into it I fear.  Thank you,Terrie for setting the challenge and for the kind comments.  Mine was fiction but did have echos of much earlier life ex…[Read more]

Winds of Change   460 words

The New Year came in accompanied by a furious gale.  Undeterred, Eva wrapped up warm and left her husband sleeping off the New Year’s Eve excesses.

She sat on the bench up on the hill which overlooked the northern town where she had lived all her life to this point.  As she mused upon all the happy and sadder ti…[Read more]

Well done,Terrie.  Look forward to your challenge for January.  Enjoyed each entry very much.  Thank you, Athelstone for your kind comment on my contribution, which was fun to create!  Wishing you all a Very Happy and Healthy, Creative New Year.  Jill x

Nativity Mystery – A lighthearted tale

540 words excluding title

Miss Farthing sighed wearily and then screamed ‘Be quiet!’  She could stand it no longer.  This was the last rehearsal of the Nativity play at Priory Primary School before the performance in front of parents and governors and it was utter chaos.  Some children had swapped co…[Read more]

Congratulations, Athelstone.  I look forward to your December challenge.  I enjoyed the other two November fireside tales very much too.  Thank you, Terrie for setting an interesting challenge, which brought out the Grandma in me, although I have grandsons not a granddaughter!     Jill x

Forest Adventure

Grandma lifted a pyjama clad Ellie onto her lap and they both warmed their hands by the roaring log fire for a few moments.  Grandma smiled down at Ellie and asked if she was sitting comfortably.  Ellie nodded and snuggled into her Grandma’s warm, plump body a little closer.

‘Then I’ll begin,’ said Grandma in the time honoured t…[Read more]

I enjoyed all of my co writers’ Halloween offerings and congratulate you all.  Special congratulations to Terrie for her spine chilling story – a worthy winner.  And thank you, Terrie for the new November challenge which is apt for the season and I think will be enjoyable to try to rise to!

Thanks, also, to Libby for your considered and c…[Read more]

(Apologies – my weak attempt at humour!)

HALLOWEEN IN NEVERSAY VILLAGE

395 words including title.

Every 31st October the Neversay villagers put on a grand Halloween party  complete with disco, buffet, games and treats for the children.  It saved, they decided long ago, being bothered in their homes by naughty trick and treaters and the c…[Read more]

1st October 2025 and results time.  Thank you Libby, Knicks and Athelstone for your beautifully written and atmospheric entries, such a pleasure to read.  All worthy winners which immersed me in the diverse scenarios completely.  It has been hard to choose one winner to take over the baton and set us a challenge for this new month.

Libby, as a wr…[Read more]

Hello fellow writers.  Gentle reminder of ‘New Beginnings’ challenge for September 2025!  Now over half of month has passed and no entries.  I do so look forward to reading your excellent writing…  If you wish, the challenge could just be ‘Beginning’ or ‘The Beginning of…’     Jill x

Whoops that should of course be 2025 – slip of the typing finger!