Monthly Archives: August 2017

Weekend Writing Prompt #14 – Fear

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Michael

He was awake. He wondered how long he’d been asleep. Looking around he saw nothing familiar. There was a hum throbbing in his ears. A clicking drifted through the bushes in front of him. He breathed in deeply but recoiled … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday -August 4th 2017

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Michael

This week’s first line: Dinah worked whatever job paid the rent, careers were reserved for kids from the suburbs. Necessity was a matter of getting what you could. With the rent paid she could live a little. Just a little you … Continue reading →

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August 3: Flash Fiction Challenge – The New Bell

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Michael

August 3, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) use sound to create a story. Just as you might “see” a scene unfold, think about how it might sound. Even one sound to set the tone is okay. … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 30 – Mum’s Cure

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Michael

Photo by Jennifer Pallian I woke up in the hospital with tubes in me and mum waving her arms in the strangest ways. Her eyes were shut, and she was gesturing to push whatever it was towards me. She explained … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Watchers #writephoto

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Michael

It was a normal school excursion, and the kids were so excited to be going to Alien Rock to study the rock formations and see if they could find any traces of gold in the small creek that ran through … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #131: Go Ahead, Make My Day . . . 3.8.17 – Swedish National Pasta Sucking Day

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google labelled for re-use Miss Marble of No 46 Grimace Street, woke up not feeling Fresh so ordered Fresh out of her bed and into the garden to do what it did best. She didn’t feel much like Stale … Continue reading →

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TELL ME A TALE IN 120 WORDS

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Michael

Today’s prompt is:  A little about your beliefs, faith, lack thereof, or why you don’t want to talk about it (please, no attacks on other’s beliefs). I was brought up in a pretty strict Catholic household. Every Sunday at 6.30am … Continue reading →

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Writespiration #126 52 Weeks in 52 Words Week 31

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Michael

This week’s challenge: the school trip that went wrong. Two days in the trip going well then some bring spark suggests ice skating. Country kids, inexperienced, naïve, all gung ho. Succumbing to pressure we go. All good until girl falls … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #43 – 1 August 2017

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Michael

Ray loved to make tattoos. Secretly he loved the pain his clients felt. The buzz electrified him. The heat of the iron rushed through him. (136 characters) Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/08/01/twittering-tale-43-1-august-2017/

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