Monthly Archives: January 2017

Wordle #139 “January 23rd, 2016” – The Alternative Fact

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Bed Pupa (An insect in the non-feeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.) Pleonasm (Noun- The use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.)  Image Nose Sear Mice  Collect Grab Ward … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #14 – 24 January 2017

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Michael

You lookin’ at me? you ain’t pulling no wool over my eyes This is the face of a thousand fleeces. You better believe it. So read my lips. Baa! Written for: https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/35316920/posts/1310277945

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Haibun Monday #29 – Waiting

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Michael

Its five thirty and the day looms ahead. Summer in Australia is about days like this, one’s we call stinking hot. The prospect of 42C/107F is not something I look forward to. Already the day is challenging in anticipation of … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix — Lorraine

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Michael

1 A fifty/fifty split: write a piece of flash in 50 words using one word from each column; you can alter the form of the word – responded; deliciously noun             verb            modifier (verb/noun) cistern          undulate       careful artisan          respond        inquisitive sphinx          attach            ultramarine rabbit          … Continue reading →

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Finish off Friday #6: Footsteps in the Fog 20.01.17

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Michael

Image: phylor aka Lorraine Footsteps echoed eerily in the fog. Over my shoulder I couldn’t see anything. They seemed to be getting closer. When I stopped walking so did the steps. I stopped near the entrance where a light shone … Continue reading →

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January 19: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Quarry

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Michael

January 19, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a about a quarry. It can be a place or include the by-product. The quarry can be operational, abandoned, it can be in real-tie or mentioned from another … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Lantern #writephoto

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Michael

Aunt Betty kept it burning. For years after the war had ended she kept the lamp lit in hope she said, always in hope. The long years of war had ended. For Aunt Betty those were years of agony, of … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #103: Through a Child’s Eyes 19.01.17 – Alice and Mr Rum

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Michael

This week’s task from Lorraine: weave a tale from the perspective of a child – your inner child, or someone else’s (as always not necessarily human). Use age appropriate thought patterns, reasoning and language. Don’t impose adult rationalities (or irrationalities) … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #13 – 17 January 2017

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Michael

Anything else? Butter? Check! Flour? Check! Beakthwistle powder? One kilo? Yes. Mangle towjamer? Left handed? Yes. All set? Wanna watch? Yes please. Good.    (140 characters) Written for: https://kmmyrman.wordpress.com/2017/01/17/twittering-tale-13-17-january-2017/

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of January 17, 2017 – Shifting the Piano

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Michael

Image: Shivangi Singh It was one of those “Right Said Fred”* moments. Bozo had asked his mates, Simmo, Paddo and Mickey to help move the piano from his place to his sisters. Bozo lived on the top floor and needed … Continue reading →

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