Monthly Archives: March 2017

SULLY AWARD COMPETITION NOW OPEN!

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Michael

Originally posted on Hey, Look! A Writer Fellow!:
Will YOU be the lucky winner? Last week on this blog I asked you a question: “Should I start a writing contest?” I followed up my question with a promise: “If there is…

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Thursday photo prompt – Empty #writephoto – Darcy’s Shack.

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Michael

  There wasn’t much left of Darcy’s old fishing shack after the storm. The hut sat on the edge of the beachhead for as long as I could remember. Darcy was a name my father told me about. He recalled … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver No 110 – Sight – 23rd March – Cletus’ Disappointment.

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google Images: Labeled for re-use. Insight Hindsight Eyesight Oversight And so, the game went on. Greg and Wayne loved word games. It was there chance to outdo the other and not feel the urge to resort to violence. When … Continue reading →

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Whiteout Wednesdays #8 – Elegy

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Michael

 Elegy by Mary   frozen   in February. winging   ugly Imperfect   line, of  buildings. flag flapping An orange curtain hurts     so bright. sight looks back the butter knife. awkwardness. makes   pilgrimage Through riff-raff into the caprice a pony circle’s but never … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of March 21, 2017 – The Future

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Michael

Photo prompt provided by Sunayana MoiPensieve. Every twenty metres in front of the museum there were buskers of every kind. Small bands, like the Destitutes, who eked out a living in such trying times. With the government removing universal health … Continue reading →

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Wordle #147 “March 20th, 2017″ Heliotrope Ballet

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Latch Ballet Levitate Heliotrope ((n.) Any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers. Any of various other plants, as the valerian or the winter heliotrope. … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #22 – 21 March 2017

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Michael

She labours her way to and from the shop. In all weathers, she plods her way along. Carrying all that is dear to her. Head down, mind focused. (140 Characters) Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/03/20/twittering-tales-22-21-march-2017/

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Sunday Strange microfiction challenge – Blessed Fortune

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Michael

When Goodness Fortune gave birth to a daughter, she thought her life had been truly blessed. But the blessedness was short lived for Goodness’s daughter, Blessed proved to be anything but that. She was an unhappy child, angry, constantly cried … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix — Lorraine 18.03.17 – Walking – Four-Sentences

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Michael

Its 4am, and I am awake and know I need to get to the bathroom. I walk through the dark house, trip on a child’s toy and step on a dead cockroach. My feet reel in agony and horror at … Continue reading →

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Finish off Fridays #10: the dress off 17.03.17 – The Well Dressed Moose + The Leprachaun

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Michael

Edith stood back and looked at her efforts; surely this year hers would be the best dressed moose in town. What with mum’s best beads and grandma’s best hat it had to be a winner. After all she wasn’t going … Continue reading →

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