Category 2023 | 52 S Prompt 21 | Week 21: Tidy

A peak at another kingdom

24. Incessant Worry The things she did to Peony’s phone left Emma-Leigh feeling sick with guilt. She worried that she would be found out. It was going to be a matter of time, really, before Peony would notice. Would she…...

Maria was right. Maha needed to speak to Wardeh. But before that, she hurried to her tidy desk, switched on the lamp and anything that emitted light in the room. She opened the letters that were supposed to be sent…...

‘I thought you said you’d be here for a few weeks. It’s barely been two and now you’re telling me you’re going back to Dublin tomorrow.’  Brigid pulls herself out of Jack’s arms and swings her legs out of the…...

Vihaan goes for a run   Vihaan enjoyed the bounciness of his running sneakers. He was happy for his new shoes and had looked forward to trying them out on this outing. His morning runs had become a sacred routine…...

Jen learns not to let the lawyers get their way all the time.

Oscar looked amazed. ‘Thank you Sir’, he said. ‘I am not sure I completely understand. Please do tell me how Caroline structured her will.’ Mr Bossman adjusted his reading glasses. ‘Well,’ he said, ‘it is an unusual, but legally fully…...

Blanche has a decision to make. Should she side with the US or help Joan and commit treason?

After a few minutes on the street, the strangeness of the odd feeling that overcame Violette and Corlwyn in the tavern began to fade in the heat of the late-day sun and the colorful denizens who were clearly of flesh…...

“It’s not fair,” Bradley muttered.  “I didn’t do anything wrong, and suddenly Coach is in my face screaming about how I ditched practice today.  It’s not my fault we couldn’t get through the rain.  And then he picked Dean?  Dean…...

Thomas discovers what is on the other side of the door.

Despite following the faint trail through the mayapples, Larry and Trevor dead-ended at a large pile of brush, no Rosie or dog in sight. Larry looked up through the trees, and noted that the shade of the canopy couldn’t hide…...