Monthly Archives: July 2017

Manic Monday #4 Challenge – Summertime Blues

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti38LFY7x1Y   When I saw this song and the grainy old edition of Eddie Cochran I thought how things have changed regarding production. They made do with the basic equipment and produced sounds that have stood to test of time. … Continue reading →

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Wordle #166 – Joan Circle.

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Foolish Figment Need Circle Jump Myrmidon (n.)) a person who executes without question or scruple a master’s commands. Also see mythology) Entangle Glint Hood Chocolate Eccentric Willowwacks (A wooded or uninhabited area. ) Joan Circle never had to … Continue reading →

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Mundane Monday Challenge #120 : Learn Photography

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Michael

When I was a kid, this wheel was on an old wheelbarrow, but I think before that it may have been part of an old steam engine of some kind. It sits in my yard keeping the weeds company. https://trablogger.com/mundane-monday-challenge-120-learn-photography/

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Sunday Writing Prompt: July 30: Surfacing

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Michael

When she thought about it surfacing was the only alternative. Apart from the bracingly cold water The sapping of her breath There was only one way, and that was up. Broadsided by recent revelation News a problem existed. Momentarily there … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #13 – Light

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google: Labelled for re-use I’d lived in darkness so long. My past was abuse and ridicule. When I met, you I thought you like everyone else wouldn’t care who I was. But you persevered, hung in there, giving me … Continue reading →

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SoCS July 29/17 – limb

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Michael

“Paddy, you haven’t a leg to stand on,” she said, “you were seen there, identified as the one there is no point denying it.” I stood and listened wondering what I could say that might get me out of this … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #10: “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin 

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Michael

In the bowels of hell, there is a café known as Hell’s Kitchen. It’s very popular serving the best sushi you could imagine. Seated in one corner are Wayne and Greg, Angels, representatives on earth of their respective Eternal Departments. … Continue reading →

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July 27: Flash Fiction Challenge – Crystalline

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Michael

July 27, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story using the word crystalline. It can be used in typical forms or in creative ways (like the name of a town). What meaning does it hold … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Sails – #writephoto – Circles Of My Mind

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Michael

“Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.” It’s what rolled in my head today as we laid you to rest. I never thought this day would arrive. Everyone gets sick, you go to the doctor, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #129 July 27th – Kiss – Casey visits Miss Marble

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Michael

Image: Labelled for Re-use Miss Marble was surprised to find Casey Longbottom from No 28 Grimace Street standing at her front door so early in the morning. Casey lived a few houses down from Miss Marble at No 46 Grimace … Continue reading →

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