Monthly Archives: July 2018

Weekend Writing Prompt #63 – Crumble

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Michael

Grandma made the best apple crumble. It was a part of my childhood and I remember so clearly the pie plate and the crumble cooling on the windowsill before we sat down to Sunday lunch. Grandma knew how to cook … Continue reading →

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July 12: Flash Fiction Challenge – Good Fences

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Michael

July 12, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a broken fence. You can mend it, leave it, or explain its place in a story. Go where the prompt leads. Cracked, dry, weathered, unloved … Continue reading →

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Three Things Challenge, 13 July 2018

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Michael

Today’s things are: haunted, pen, superstition My teacher Miss Teresa was not happy with me. She said I was falling behind in my work and as it was Friday 13th, well yesterday in my world, I had best lift my … Continue reading →

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Three Things Challenge, 12 July 2018

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Michael

tapestry, comedy, Big Apple My teacher, Miss Teresa, seemed to think that the first lesson of the day should contain some element of comedy. That is, comedy, which in her head was hilarious but in ours was more tragedy. She … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Wishes #writephoto

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Michael

He’d run out of wishes, the last one had disappeared into a field of indifference. The scene in front of him was one of desolation save for the riot of colour symbolising the many hopes of folk more optimistic than … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver/ Fairy Tale # 179 – Voyage of Discovery – 12/7/18 – A Life Voyage

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Michael

Image: The Mayflower – Google images (Labelled for reuse) A voyage of discovery is like a life led. It’s easy to describe it in this way when you understand so much of your life has been lived in your head, … Continue reading →

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Three Things Challenge, 11 July 2018

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Michael

Today’s things are: admire, loyal, fireplace Today in class our teacher, Miss Teresa, in a moment of sheer genius, or you might say extreme fatigue asked us to write a story using three words that appear to be unrelated. Our … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, wallowing…

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Michael

See the pigs as they wallow in the mud and slime. They exult in the filth they lie in. There is truth in the saying to wallow in the mud. You are impervious to those around you. Those who wallow … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #221 – Indifference Reigns

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Michael

Image credit Mattias Milos via Unsplash   Do you think you can step through? Forty years of confinement is no small potatoes.   A bell rings: You awake, get up, toilet, dress, stand to attention. Awaiting permission to move, to … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2018 WEEK #28

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Michael

Image: flight-airport-airplane-plane-34631 pixel photo It was the last day of our holiday. We needed to be packed and out the door early to catch our flight home. Joyce, my aged companion, was not happy. The holiday in Morgue had exceeded … Continue reading →

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