Monthly Archives: July 2017

100 Word Wednesday: Week 29 – An Idyllic Spot

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Michael

It was a day when nothing much happened. The tents were positioned for maximum shelter against the hot sun. The water lapped happily at the edge of the sand bank, the children frolicked and splashed in the cool waters, mothers … Continue reading →

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WRITESPIRATION #125 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 30 – Pie

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Michael

Sacha’s #Writespiration prompt this week is Pie Mum made a tasty apple pie. She set it on the window ledge. The aromas were teasing. Every beast for miles came to investigate and claim the pie as their own. Mum sat … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of July 25, 2017 – Fin the Fisherman

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Michael

Image: The Storyteller’s Abode. Fin the fisherman had slept in. He was in the midst of a nightmare when his alarm went off. In his dream, he was out fishing. Nets were cast and as he wound them in he … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #175 – The Bound Woman

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Michael

Image: MKA Photography   There’s a woman I know Who’s bound hand and foot You see on the corner Looking which way and that. It’s not she seeks sympathy It’s just the way things are She’s there for all to … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #42 – 25 July 2017

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Michael

We were all drunk. The beer flowed easily. “Holler for a Marshall” was the catch cry we rolled on the floor, cracked another laughter erupted.   Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/07/25/twittering-tales-42-25-july-2017/

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Wordle #165 – The Offal was what undid him.

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Shine  Clip  Abash (v)) to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert;make ashamed or embarrassed) Read Salvage Celadon (n.)) a pale grey-green, any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze..) Permeate Sag Nervous Vacant Offal … Continue reading →

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Mundane Monday Challenge #119 : Learn Photography

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Michael

My father and brother were both builders and so I have inherited a builders yard. Some things remain like this old cement mixer, its cover over the years subject to the whims of nature, mainly the wind. Taken for: https://trablogger.com/mundane-monday-challenge-119-learn-photography/

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Manic Monday #3 Challenge – Kicks

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Michael

This week’s challenge is based on: Paul Revere and the Raiders “Kicks,” released in 1966 as a single. When she asked him why he had done it his reply shocked her. “Just for kicks.” She was immediately concerned because up … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt: Fly like a Falcon

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Michael

You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit. Oscar Wilde. She looked at him with an air of disdain and reminded him of what she represented. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #12 – Indecision

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Michael

This week’s challenge: Write a story in no more than 300 words that begins at a crossroads. I arrived at the crossroads some twenty minutes earlier than expected. I wanted to be early. I wanted time to think before he … Continue reading →

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