Monthly Archives: August 2014

Fairytale Prompt #20 – The Green Stone

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Michael

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”― Albert Einstein Thea Dillon was a most unpleasant child. She was a demanding and opinionated … Continue reading →

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MeetingTheBar: It’s a small, small world — so let’s LIMBO like there is no tomorrow

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Michael

I looked, inside and out Yet I was told You were here. Puzzle. You looked amused You said Faith, That’s all you need.   Today’s poem I have to admit was influenced by a meditation I received this morning: They … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver’s Prompt #20 – Animal – Lion

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Michael

Stealth, power, precision, some of the words my parents instilled in me are among my earliest memories. If you are going to belong in the big cat family they said you have to possess those abilities. And they are as … Continue reading →

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Six on the Sixth Prompt – August

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Michael

The fun and creativity of writing six word stories. Sink He decided to sink albeit unceremoniously. Chair Being belted in was his undoing. Automobile Trouble brewed his rear vision blocked. Anger Fuming his attention was quickly diverted. Duck He didn’t … Continue reading →

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Poetics– telling a story & why not go a bit fairy tale or fantasy… – Wheelbarrow

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Michael

Wheelbarrow I’m old, I’m rusty, Most of my arse has fallen out But my frame is solid I have been a faithful servant Hard working Never have I let my owners down Even now a barrow of bits and pieces … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#143 – My Garden

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Michael

…the parched ground crumbled…   My garden looked forlorn, it hadn’t rained in months and water restrictions meant none could be spared. It had never been this dry. My once fertile patch was now barren with gaping cracks like thirsty … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #20 “Time Goes By Like A Train”

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Michael

Image by: Julie-de-Waroquier@DeviantArt Relentless comes to mind It flashes past, flies by at times. I check the timetable and to my dismay It is, as I feared. Hard times, the Misery Express runs on the hour Happiness is always leaving … Continue reading →

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Wordle #20 – The Grotto Part 3

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Michael

Petrichor (the scent of rain on dry earth) 2. Contempt3. Emaciate4. Monster5. Wall6. Scathe7. Dwelling8. Mutter9. Dearth (scarcity, famine)10. Starless11. Restraint12. Fleas If you wish to catch up with the previous two parts to this story you can do so … Continue reading →

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Magpie Tales 230 – Aunt Freya

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Michael

Image: Elizabeth Taylor, Set of “Giant”, by Frank Worth. When my Aunt Freya was a girl she went on a trip with her mum and dad across the Nullarbor to Perth. Freya was only sixteen when this happened and was already … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #19 – The Wellians

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Michael

Alexander Jansson @DeviantArt If you’d lived in the village of The Well you’d know full well what I am talking about. For us Wellians Sunday afternoon was a time every villager loved to participate in. It was a time to … Continue reading →

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