Writing Challenge
Fireworks and almost forty
It’s the 5th of November, so I’ve decided to remember. Guy Fawkes in a strange thing to celebrate, especially in South Africa. We’ve been a republic for almost 60 years. When I was a kid, and it was still legal,…
Some days it is just too painful to write
I didn’t write a post for my challenge yesterday. I fought a migraine all morning and then went to see my physio. Why is it that when we decide to get rid of something painful, it gets worse before it…
what more I could say?
I wish I could remember which song was playing that night. The last night that we were together. I remember feeling so cold and lonely. I reached out for you and the world got blurry. Sharon Paine November 2020
Jessica Darling – part 1
The first time that I ever laid eyes on Jess was through her kitchen window. It feels like a life time ago that I was rushing past her window, down the landing of probably the ugliest block of flats in…
Graphite stain – day 1
The clink of cutlery The distant sounds of “happy birthday” The deep ache in my heart that death brings The pull and tug of hope that grows daily within a womb that isn’t mine. Sharon Paine November 2020
