Monthly Archives: August 2015

Mondays Finish the Story – August 31st, 2015 – Uncle Earl

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Michael

Image: Barbara Beacham Finish the story begins with:  “The cemetery spread along the area known as Devils Abode.” It was a devil of a place to get too. Uphill all the way. Every villain and miscreant ended up buried deep … Continue reading →

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Wordle #76 “August 31, 2015″ – Carson

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Sterile Dull Rivulet Barley Volitant (engaged in or having the power of flight. Active; moving.) Phlegm Embasan (to wear clothes while taking a bath) Precarious Sanatorium (a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various … Continue reading →

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1 Event That Will Help You Expand Your Readership: Meet and Greet

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Michael

A great way to meet and visit some new bloggers.

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Writing Prompt #122 “Collage 5″

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Michael

The madness was plain to see The magic mystifying. Why he stayed in a mad house Inhabited by such a lunatic Puzzled so many, but not him. The days of love were long gone Feelings existing in a mist of … Continue reading →

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SoCS August 29/15 – “four-letter word.”

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: “four-letter word.”  One of life’s joys is the appropriately placed four-letter word. So easily do we squirm when such things are uttered or for that matter implied in conversation or in forums such as SOC. The thing … Continue reading →

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Music Friday Prompt #6 “Stand Up” by Hindi Zahra – Being the Real Me

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUttxCLcwP8 Use the above song as inspiration for any form of creative expression (including but not limited too short stories, poems, lyrics, artwork, photography, covers, music/dance videos etc.) The parents looked at me and said ‘You have to stand on … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 28: art & artist – Street Cricket

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Michael

Artist: M.C. Escher; Completion Date: 1948; wikiart.org; The Drawing Hands One afternoon, you become more than usual lost in the art. You wander into a gallery tucked away at the end of a long hallway. Hanging on the room’s beige … Continue reading →

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Kreative Kue 39 – Strapping

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Michael

Using this photo as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really. It was true he thought that the dark side was always going to be the more interesting side. Dark sides intrigued him. His interest was … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #75, Trapped, August 25, 2015 – At Great Cost

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Michael

Image: vishstudio I awoke Sweat pouring from my brow The dream was so real A nightmare? Driving down a road Enjoying the vista It never occurred to me Disaster beckoned. Not watching the malevolence Circling me Unaware and naïve I … Continue reading →

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FFfAW-Week of 08-25-2015 – A Pair of Boots

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Michael

‘I wouldn’t get too close.’ The warning came from the little old lady standing behind us as we viewed the most improbable of sights. We stood and stared at the boots that lay just ahead of us. ‘Spontaneous combustion,’ we … Continue reading →

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