Monthly Archives: March 2016

FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER: WEEK #12 – 2016 – My Brother Alf

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Michael

Image: http://publicdomainarchive.com/public-domain-images-paint-numbers-billboard/   The opening sentence for the March 18th Flash Fiction for the Purposeful Practitioner:  “This was the first time I had ever had to sign for a letter addressed to Occupant.” Please use this sentence (or this thought) somewhere in your flash. … Continue reading →

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SoCS March 19/16 – egg

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Michael

I have been known to eggsaggerate….now with that out of the way I can stream of conscious about egg as noun and most likely as an verb.   When I was a kid my older brother would often egg me … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #34 “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding – As You Do

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJtDXIazrMo You lie nestled against my arm As the morning light filters through. You whisper in the voice Of one who has been loved. Write to me of love Of your light that guides my way. Tempt me and arouse … Continue reading →

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OpenLinkNight #168 – The Old Rose

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Michael

There’s a flower in my garden That reminds me of life’s beauty. It’s a black rose Unique, it’s rich colour fascinates me. It’s in bloom today And this year is forming so beautifully. It’s an old rose Rescued from my … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver/Fairy Tale Prompt #57 – Quest – A Maiden in Distress

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Michael

Bells and whistles were shattering my night. I was suddenly pleased I hadn’t turned off my alerts. I looked at my phone. Lady Myrtle Purple was missing. I rang the number the alerts alerted me to. My right hand man … Continue reading →

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Hump Day Poetry – Week 6 – Melt my Heart

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Michael

  Was it the room full of words I was lost within Where you first spied me Between the sonnets and the free verse When I spun a yarn of fairies Or was it one of my many tales of … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #104 – Floating

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Michael

Image: Brooke Shaden I feel myself floating, drifting up It’s eerie, I don’t understand Below me ants mill around There is confusion, I feel frantic I am suddenly afraid, is this? Beside me my mother long dead stands I feel … Continue reading →

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Haibun Monday #9 – After Midnight Mass

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Michael

Midnight Mass is over and we are on our twenty-minute walk home. I love Easter, as there’s always a full moon and its silver light to see by as we walk along. Its autumn and the evenings are not so … Continue reading →

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FFfAW-Week of March 15, 2016 – The Black Dog

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Michael

This week’s photo prompt is provided by pixabay.com “This is no place for you boy. It’s dangerous out there. One false step and you are no more. I can’t take you with me today You wait till I return I … Continue reading →

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Wordle #101 “March 14, 2016” – The Novitiate.

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Glare Nyctophilia (a love or preference for night, darkness) Novitiate (the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation. the quarters occupied by religious novices during probation. the state or period of being a beginner in … Continue reading →

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