Monthly Archives: December 2015

Tale Weaver 46: Creature Feature New Year – Kermit’s New Year Resolution

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Michael

Kermit lay in his bed. Another New Year’s Eve he thought. Another year home alone. In Muppetville there were rumours that Miss Piggy was being lured in to a promiscuous relationship with Floyd the drummer in the Muppet band. Kermit … Continue reading →

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FFfAW-Week of 12-29-2015 – Bert

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Michael

My Grandfather Bert was a collector. He had a thing for the works of man. No matter what it was if someone had bothered to create it and construct it Bert felt obliged to not only recognise it but also … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #93 December 29, 2015 – Miranda McFairywand

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Michael

Miranda McFairywand was always considered a plain Jane amongst the fairies at the bottom of the garden. They were a very perspicacious lot and gave Miranda a hard time as she grew up surrounded by elegance and beauty. She lived … Continue reading →

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Wordle #91“December 28, 2015” – Archie

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Rigid Turmeric Silt Entropy Tobacco Lymph (Anatomy, Physiology. a clear yellowish, slightly alkaline, coagulable fluid, containing white blood cells in a liquid resembling blood plasma,that is derived from the tissues of the body and conveyed to the bloodstream by … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #139 “The Magician” – The Dragon Trick

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Michael

Image: Mark Stavish   It is serious business Being a magician isn’t for the faint hearted. Once more my hand goes into the hat I feel around Nothing. Nothing! The bloody rabbit’s gotten out again. I sit down crestfallen No … Continue reading →

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SoCS Dec. 26/15 – socks

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Michael

As fate or otherwise might have it yesterday was Christmas Day in the land to the far south. My son delighted in giving me a pair of socks with the statue of David on them. They are a pale blue … Continue reading →

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Music Friday #22: Choose Your Own Christmas Adventure – Ribbit, Croak

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Michael

Are you a witch? A crone? A hag? It’s the facial features The crooked nose, the wart, The croaky crackling voice. Don’t get me wrong I have nothing against you Just keep your distance Your hand off your wand. I … Continue reading →

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Christmas In Australia

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Michael

When I was a kid, so many years ago, I would wake up on Christmas morning full of expectation and excitement. Christmas for us meant an early morning, the discovery of what Santa had left, and generally a play day, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 45 – Christmas Flash Fiction – Christmas Morning

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Michael

This week we are asked to write a 150-word flash fiction beginning: “It was Christmas morning and all through the house…..” the dust sat contentedly on the bookshelves, the mites played gleefully in the carpet fibres, the spiders wove new … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #92 December 22, 2015 – The Visit

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Michael

Image: (Awarded 1st Place) Great Grandmother by SFC Lance Widner – Division 1 (Active Duty Military) CC BY 2.0   I dread the visit This isn’t the place for introductions A new great grand child, little Tilly Though she’ll never … Continue reading →

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