Monthly Archives: December 2016

Thursday photo prompt – Fog– #writephoto – Strangler’s Tree

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Michael

Strangler’s Tree stood in the paddock behind our house. It was an ordinary looking tree but when the fog descended it took on an eerie countenance. Which was fortunate for the tree as its name came from the deaths occurring … Continue reading →

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Finish Off Fridays # 4: Holiday-themed – The Comet

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Michael

Image: Tim Mossholder via UnSplash When the comet hit, the town lit up like a Christmas tree. The town had never looked so good. The toy store literally shone as it disintegrated into a million particles and the biggest store in town, … Continue reading →

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December 22: Flash Fiction Challenge – Trying

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Michael

December 22, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that steps beyond. It can be a door, a tunnel, a worm hole in space. You can create an explicit for what “beyond” is or you … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #99: A Dickensian Christmas 22.12.16 – The Carter Family

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Michael

At the end of the street where Cyril Rum lived he sat at his kitchen table and surveyed the scene outside. The day was warming up, soon he’d be shutting the blinds and pulling the curtains closed to keep out … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #9 – 20 December 2016

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Michael

On holiday we love a selfie. Seconds later we were engulfed. She disappeared under the foam. Emerged bedraggled, but I saved the camera.(136 characters) Written for: https://kmmyrman.wordpress.com/2016/12/20/twittering-tales-9-20-december-2016/

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Wordle #134 “December 19th, 2016” – Tidal Moods

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Relent Wildness The Fourth Rule (There is an exception to every rule.) Barefaced Amphetamine Swill Tidal Sanguine Reverie Avarice (greed) Zilch Sandpaper   She was not much more than a barefaced liar. It was the amphetamines talking not … Continue reading →

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Microfiction challenge #27: Rescue

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Michael

Image: Virginia Frances Sterret   There was one thing the girl had learned in recent times and it was you could trust animals far more than you could humans. Well the cat was debatable. So long as it was fed … Continue reading →

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December 15: Flash Fiction Challenge – Proving He Was Right.

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Michael

December 15, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) explore the importance of a name within a story. It can be naming an experience, introducing an extraordinary name, or clarifying a name (who can forget Who’s on First). … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Christmas Present – #writephoto

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Michael

When I was younger, so much younger than today, I worked through November marking final year exams. It required me to work four till nine each night and nine to five on Saturday. The evenings were often hard work because … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 96 – December 15th – What you see out your front door.

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Michael

Outside my front door is a world I treasure The hustle and bustle of the street, the comings and goings of students For across the road is the town’s high school. It’s all mundane in so many ways. Except for … Continue reading →

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