Monthly Archives: June 2015

Photo Challenge #64, Pathway, June 09, 201 – Going

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Michael

Image: – Oer Wout It had been about roads not taken And stopping by woods on snowy evenings. Now he had chosen the path And there was only one way Through the avenue of trees That pressed in on him. … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Week of 6-10-2015 – The Fish Tank

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Michael

Image by Sonya O “I’d like to be Under the sea In a….in a…..” He sits in front of the fish tank, as he does day in and day out. His mind is troubled, he wants so much to remember … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – June 8th, 2015 – Igor

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with:  “Zeus was not having a good day and he made sure everyone knew it.” He goes on doesn’t he. Always. Nothing ever seems right. He is all thunder and lightening you know. Yes, every so … Continue reading →

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Poetry 101 Rehab: Away

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt:  Away Once a year Post Christmas We pack the car Head to the coast. It’s our getaway Our time to refresh ourselves Let go of the daily grind The get away. A few weeks of rejuvenation Where … Continue reading →

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Wordle #64 “June 8, 2015″ – Elouise

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Michael

This week’s fun words: Cartilage Paint Session Atomize (to reduce to fine particles or spray) Denouement (the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel) Handle Cue Lapse Cocktail Paramnesia (a distortion of memory in … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #110 “Meraki” When Things Go Wrong

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Michael

This week’s task is to share a poem, drawing, story, photo, sculpture, etc that you’ve put your soul into creating. Something that touches on the deepest most vulnerable parts of yourself. Something raw and exposing. This work contains: Adult Content … Continue reading →

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Literary Saturday Prompt #9 – Grief

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Michael

This week’s Literary quote: When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions! —Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare It was never going to be fair No matter what was said Words were mere platitudes. Fought the … Continue reading →

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SoCS June 6/15 – Information

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Michael

Badge by Doobster @Mindful Digression This week’s prompt is “information” We need more information. I read the note that had been left on my desk. Again it seems I had come up short. Only yesterday I had been told that … Continue reading →

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Fiction Friday Prompt #9 – A Grandchild

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Michael

Today’s prompt is to write a scene. Here is the criteria A young woman just found out she is pregnant The father IS NOT human The Setting is a Off-Worldly or Fantasy based Around the table the mood was very … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale Prompt June 5th 2015, the quest for fire – Beyond the Rock Pool

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Michael

This week’s task: Imagine that you are living in the time of the Neanderthal people. The fairies living beyond the boundaries of the rock pool had long felt that the giant sloping loping ones were not a being that was … Continue reading →

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