Happy International Women’s Day! Here are this week’s lovely snippets.
I’m bent over, holding on to the bonnet and my left foot pumping the jack up.
A JACK OF ALL TRADES by Ann Marie O’Hare
They kissed to seal the deal
and life went on and on.
DAY 51 – A FINE ROMANCE by Anne Duguid
The curtains are shut, closed against the night. But they buckle and bulge in places. And the darkness creeps in.
AND THE DARKNESS CREPT IN by C L Harrison
My hard working parents were so proud
Of such a conscientious girl
TRAFFIC by Joanne Ross
Footballers paid millions just for kicking a ball around and I take Willie Mac’s dog around the block in exchange for his newspaper, once he’s read it, of course.
MEDIA COVERAGE by Ellen McMillan
A washed out arc of crayon
THE HARDEST MOVE by Elizabeth Frattaroli
Turning the corner into tinned vegetables, I suddenly laugh.
ALL IT TAKES IS ONE SMALL CLICK by Anne Duguid
All day you were sullen
as a plucked bud.
LEAVING SHETLAND by Aileen Paterson
And I said to it ‘ You are the most beautiful stick I have ever seen. From which tree did you grow?’
MY STICK by Lubin
A kiss on the cheek, an awkward bony hug
MOVING AWAY by Elspeth J Anderson
Thanks again to all our entrants. It’s been lovely re-reading the entries. Do come and read them at Glasgow Women’s Library where they are all on display.
