deirdyweirdy (61)in #zapfic • 5 years agoSoft landing.Nothing in Bob's life ever went according to plan. Desperately depressed he tried to end it by throwing himself off…deirdyweirdy (61)in #31sentencecontest • 5 years agoUndone'Sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me' she repeated over and over to herself, though she…deirdyweirdy (61)in #writing • 5 years agoFood Fight! Traffic was a standstill in Dublin yesterday as hundreds of farmers blocked the city streets with tractors in…deirdyweirdy (61)in #zapfic • 5 years agoSilly BillyDetermined to qualify by finishing in the first ten, and with no other runners in sight, Billy reversed the direction…deirdyweirdy (61)in #31sentencecontest • 5 years agoBrokenAn Easter Egg. Not any Easter Egg. The egg! It called to them from the window of the shop they passed on the way to…deirdyweirdy (61)in #31sentencecontest • 5 years agoBaby baby."But you'll feel differently when it's born" she wailed, filling the void left by his inability to articulate a single…deirdyweirdy (61)in #31sentencecontest • 5 years agoThis fateful day.Brendan cycles home whistling happily, his thoughts on his wedding next day, when he notices the altercation. He…deirdyweirdy (61)in #freewrite • 5 years agoBad languageWe have a county in Ireland called Kerry where they speak such heavily accented English as to be almost unintelligible…deirdyweirdy (61)in #freewrite • 5 years agoDead as a doornail.It was her 21st birthday, and there was a big party at the house for all her friends and family. What better day to…deirdyweirdy (61)in #weekendfreewrite • 5 years agoGone.The clanking and stomping didn't stop all night. Up the stairs, down the stairs - all she wanted was sleep . She knew…deirdyweirdy (61)in #dublin • 5 years agoHopelessMural at Smithfield Dublin You can’t walk around Dublin city and fail to notice the ever-increasing number of…deirdyweirdy (61)in #wewrite • 5 years agoWe-Write #14: At the Club/MoonstruckThis is my entry to @freewritehouse's and @zeldacroft's WeWrite challenge I donned my Mills & Boon hat for this…deirdyweirdy (61)in #freewrite • 5 years agoMadhouseShe sits slumped in her chair by the fireside, a stream of incoherent mumblings issuing from her, as we kids…deirdyweirdy (61)in #zapfic • 5 years agoShipwreckedIt was when finally the food ran out, and the desperate castaways agreed that one should be sacrificed to save the…deirdyweirdy (61)in #zapfic • 5 years agoHocuspocusSilence fell as the Great Poodini took the stage for his famous vanishing act. And with a wave of the magician's hands…deirdyweirdy (61)in #weekendfreewrite • 5 years agoMoonstruck.Hanna stood in the impossible night of the forest, her eyes fixed on that one spark of light which flared up like a…deirdyweirdy (61)in #steembasicincome • 5 years agoPaying it forwardIn the spirit of paying forward some of the bounty showered upon me by a certain Mr. Wombat, I’m sending 35 SBI shares…deirdyweirdy (61)in #freewrite • 5 years agoLawlessBy the time I'd finished school, I knew I'd never make it as an employee and I'd be an awful boss. I was what they…deirdyweirdy (61)in #freewrite • 5 years agoAblaze.I remember times in our house when we'd have no electricity. Sometimes this was due to strikes, quite common here in…deirdyweirdy (61)in #rant • 5 years agoPost turtles, a rant.If there’s one thing that makes me crazy, it’s post turtles swanning around expecting the red carpet treatment…