Monthly Archives: December 2017

Conversations with Marjorie Nettlespawn 4

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Michael

Marjorie Nettlespawn, my neighbour, came bustling in from her morning walk. In her arms, she held a small bundle of brown fluff.  Marjorie did have a habit of picking things up on her walks like the odd coin or two, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt #235 “New Year’s Resolutions”

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Michael

It was New Year’s Eve and the most surreal of feelings. Around him people were planning their nights, selecting which location to go to in order to see the fireworks bringing in the new year. This year there seemed no … Continue reading →

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Music Challenge #19: “Ordinary World” — Green Day Ft. Miranda Lambert #amwriting #musicchallenge #MLMM

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Michael

  When the old couple met after years of saying they wouldn’t as they feared upsetting the other’s world there was a time of adjustment. There was no doubt they enjoyed each other’s company, and they spent a lot of … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – Same Same But Different, 30 December 2017

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Michael

Same Same But Different Your ‘Same Same But Different’ task is to take the five challenge words and NOT use them in your writing.   party new goodbye resolution hope They assembled as faithfully as ever to celebrate the arrival … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #35 – End of Year Challenge

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Michael

He wasn’t a man to make resolutions for the new year. But on this occasion, he was challenged by his friends to do something new. He decided that in the days before the year ended and the new one started … Continue reading →

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December 28: Flash Fiction Challenge – Wishing Star

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Michael

December 28, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a wishing star. It can be central to the story or used in a different way. You can have a character interact or not. Go … Continue reading →

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#LyricalFictionFriday – “Cowboy Casanova” #fictionfriday #marquessachallenge

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Michael

He looks like a cool drink of water, but he’s candy-coated misery…“ To look at him, you’d say butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth. He was a fellow with the most angelic of faces. He knew it too and played … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Blue #writephoto

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Michael

They both felt blue. So far away and so close it hurt beyond belief for them to be apart at this time. She was stuck in her world and he in his but always they thought of possibilities to break … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver Fairy Tale # 152 – 28th December 2017– the Troublesome Princess.

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Michael

Princess Kerosine was trouble and troubled. She knew it, and everyone else did as well. It stemmed originally from her name. Her mother insisted her name was pronounced, Ker-sone-ee. But that didn’t stop the jibes Kerosine received as she grew … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #194 – The Painful Truth

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Michael

Image: Jeff Simpson They said she was a level-headed dancer Given to exaggeration and deceit. Aloof and indecisive a woman of mystery a puzzle to us all. She spun us tales of wonder Of expeditions and exploits She liked nothing … Continue reading →

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