SS Prompt 8: Misunderstood
Word Count: 1800 words exactly
Deadline: 12 August 2020
Please do not post before the deadline.
The Girl with the Green Hair by Gold # My mother turns her face away on the pillow and blinks as a shaft of sunlight hits her eyes. She is already in the hospice by the time I ask about…...
Field Full of Babies by June Hunter # My sister’s getting married today. She’s so excited her cheeks are pink. She’s going to be wearing grandmother’s lacy, white dress. The one she made herself for her own wedding, with the…...
The Return Part 10 – The Star by Jan # The woman was one of a handful of passengers, waiting patiently to board the plane on the tarmac. She sighed and the warm breeze of the African nighttime caused her auburn curls…...
. Insivabul Ape by James Hancock # Looking back, I must have died well over a hundred times before my life really began. Before I could make decisions for myself. In the period of time between love and friendship, was…...
Don’t Let Me be Misunderstood by Megan Furniss # When the song changes to Mr Jones and Me by The Counting Crows and the ‘team’ of the office end of year party start singing in unison, I down my shot…...
Amsterdam by Ana Diaz # The sunset looks stunning from Pa’s window. Amsterdam is so much prettier than Paris, I think, with its square, pointed little houses, its narrow alleys and canals. I exhale, making the vista blurry with my…...
M & M by Estelle Westley # “You have to eat your ice-cream before it melts if you buy it in cone form. I think you should have ordered yours in a cup!” Startled, Mae was brought back to the…...
Razorre’s Quest by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait # Long, scaly vines entwined the rocks forming the archway over the darkened cave. A warm breeze rustled the leaves, causing a soft scratching sound around Razorre as he stood next to the opening. …...
