Monthly Archives: August 2016

No 44 Grimace Street- Part Two

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Michael

Miss Clorissa Newman was the new occupant of No 44 Grimace Street, the new neighbour of Miss Marble, witch and protector of all in her street. Miss Clorissa like anyone who lived near Miss Marble was intrigued by the smells … Continue reading →

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No 44 Grimace Street. Part One

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Michael

There was a new neighbour moved into 44 Grimace Street. The previous occupant, Miss Maudie, had sadly died. Miss Maudie was a lovely old lady, and she and Miss Marble at 46 Grimace Street had been great friends all the … Continue reading →

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Wordle Special Addition Touch “August 29th, 2016” – Potion for a Wayward Wife

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Pumice Sodden Waxy Angular Cleft Prickly Bristly Malleable  Coarse Satin Rigid Feverish Barbed Viscous (of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.) Tangible (capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. real or actual, rather … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “There is no ‘I’ in team”

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Michael

The cast assembled awaiting the directors call. There was excitement as the play in reading held such potential. From the word go there was a problem. The playwright. He wanted things done his way and would interject continuously with his … Continue reading →

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An Old Shoe Box

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Michael

In an old show box hidden away I unearthed my past. A record of parents, uncles, aunts and cousins So many now passed on. Photographs of a younger time When hair flowed over shoulders Bright clothes were the trend And … Continue reading →

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Mates

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Michael

Image: Best Mates: DelgrosDesigns My best mate sat and listened Had an opinion as a best mate’s do Said you can’t win them all But you sound a little bored With caves, photos and extraneous images. So go write on … Continue reading →

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Microfiction challenge #11: Who goes there?

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Michael

I hear the all familiar creak of the floor boards as the all too familiar feet make their way towards my door. I know who it is. I know what she wants. It’s her way to creep as if she … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #82: out my kitchen window

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Michael

Outside my kitchen window is a fantastic world where reality and fantasy intersect to lend imagination a helping hand. There are fairies inhabiting various parts of the yard, the old wood heap now long gone left the Wood Fairies homeless … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge – Week of August 23, 2016 – Grandad’s Fob Watch – Part Two

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Michael

Grandma often told stories about her life with Grandad. Their honeymoon, “If you could call it that” she’d say was her introduction into his waywardness. They were walking along the beach front when they came across a group of men … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge – Week of August 23, 2016 – Grandad’s Fob Watch

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Michael

Photo: The Storytellers Abode – Thanks Louise. Whenever I visited Grandma’s house I had to negotiate the front garden with its thick entanglement of plants and weeds forever growing across the pathway. To one side was the fishpond. At the … Continue reading →

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