Blogging and poetry!

July 24, 2026 Chris Hall48 Comments

Photo Prompt © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Blogging and Poetry

“Do you think I can do this?”
“Why not?”
“It’s a bit scary, and I’ve never used a mic.”
“Never?”
“Nope.”
“Well, you can have a go. It’ll be fine. Trust me!”

“Hmm, I’m thinking about it. Let me look at all those wonderful books.”

“Ooh, I have got this… and this… and this as well.”
“Look, we’re in this one together.”
“It’s that anthology.”
“Great book… all those poetry people.”
“And almost all around the world.”

“Anyway, that was fun, but now I have to dash.”
“So you aren’t going to do this?”
“What shall I say? Later, perhaps?”

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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers
Genre: The Truth and Nothing but the Truth
Word Count: 100

24 July 2026

A prison?

July 17, 2026 Chris Hall46 Comments

Photo Prompt © Carol Carr

It’s not a prison now, but it was a kind of prison in the past.

I was only a kid, and I had been eavesdropping, but this time this was something more important. Dad and granddad had been talking quite quietly, but their voices became louder. I couldn’t understand what they said. It didn’t make sense to me.

I’d mostly forgotten about all of this, but something triggered in my head.
And that’s why I’m waiting here.
There’s a ledger, and I’m almost sure I will find her. She’s called Mary, and she was a fallen woman, my great aunt.

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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers
Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100

17 July 2026

Me and my Dad

January 3, 2026 Chris Hall61 Comments

Dad was a happy driver, and I could sit next to him now. ‘Clunk click every trip’ as we said at the same time.

We arrived at a kiosk by the park. Dad parked his almost new car – a navy-colour Hillman Minx. I had got out, and I hurried over there. There was no-one around, but there were lots of flyers. ‘I’m going to take one of each.’

Dad had been reading his newspaper while he waited for me. Then we strolled around the park, and I had my new camera. I clicked, and clicked again. It was such fun.

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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers
Genre: Non-Fiction
Word Count: 100