Mister Beast – #99WordStories

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Gloria

Heather held the silk scarf to her neck. It felt smooth against her skin. She didn’t need another scarf. She willed herself to put it back but the thing inside her was too strong. Edwin called it Mister Beast.

For over fifty years, Edwin chaperoned his wife everywhere. When he couldn’t be with her, he locked her up. To protect her. From it.

Since Edwin’s death, Mister Beast was in control again. Heather could go wherever she wanted, whenever she wanted—unfortunately.

She zipped open the flap of her shopping trolley, just enough to slip the scarf discreetly inside.

Written for Charli Mills #99WordStory Challenge. April 10th 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about “the old lady and the beast.” What does age have to say about the story? Who is the beast and why? Go where the prompt leads!

I Hear You

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Gloria

Hard to believe this was two years ago!

We Are Holistic

This week Charli at Carrot Ranch prompts us to write about a swift passage. In 99 words, no more, no less. I’m remembering my father, as we all here on the blogsphere express our sadness on the recent passing of Sue Vincent!

I must walk my path without you here to shine your light and guide the way.

Or so I believed when you embarked on your swift passage.

But I’m not without you, because when the sun shines upon me, I remember how warm you made me feel.

When the gentle wind blows in my face, I feel your soft embrace.

I hear your laughter when the rain pitter-patters on my window.

When the birds sing I hear you whistling a tune.

I’m not afraid to walk my path because I know when I reach the end, you’ll be there.

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The Fix on Goodreads

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Gloria

The Fix by Fergus Deffely

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you’re in the mood for a slow paced easy read, you might enjoy this novel.

The Fix is set in Athgearr, a fictional town in the West of Ireland. The majority of the scenes are set in the local pub with a lot of focus on the local interest of the GAA, which gives me reason to think that my husband would enjoy this book, and the banter among some of the characters.

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Identity #99WordStories

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Gloria

Sandra looked closely at each photo on the table. She immediately eliminated the first one; his eyebrows met in the middle. She studied the pale blue eyes of the man in the second photo. Not him.

In photo three, a pair of soft grey eyes conveyed kindness and warmth. No. The fourth photo showed beady eyes that were more green than blue. Definitely no.

Photo five. Impossibly blue eyes, round like perfectly cut sapphires, cold and vacant. She would never forget those eyes. She handed the photo to the sergeant.

‘This is the man who attacked me,’ she said.

Written for Charli Mills #99WordStory Challenge. March 27 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about something impossibly blue. You can go with sky or any other object. What impact does the color have on the setting or characters? Does it lead to action or create a pause? Go where the prompt leads!

Featured blue eye image compliments of Phtorxp.

Hey… before you go, you might like to have a quick look at my recently published novel. It might just be your kind of read!

A story of love, deception, and stolen diaries filled with sins and secrets. Set in a gossipy small town in Ireland at a time when marriage is for keeps and sexuality is repressed, Secrets in the Babby House is a family saga over three decades that starts in 1956.

Available on Amazon, buythebook.ie and Barnes and Noble

Here’s an Amazon preview if you’d like check it out!

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