Monthly Archives: September 2018

Photo Challenge #230 – The End of Time

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Michael

                                             Image: Google Images When the world ended, it did so in the oddest way. It was quite a seamless operation with the glowing balls appearing in various countries and in various neighbourhoods at various times of the day. It … Continue reading →

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A Man of Limited Thought

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Michael

Google Images Labelled for re-use The man of limited thought was a contented person. He knew he had a simply view of the world He knew he harboured no expectation of anything other than a series of basic and limited … Continue reading →

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Bonus Wordle “The Letter A” – Anthony Aardvark

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Michael

This week’s words: Atypical Almond Avoid Ankle Angle Always Agonize  Amplify Avoid Arduous Artifice Abracadabra Anthony Aardvark had a sore ankle. He agonized over it as he refused to go to the doctor. Anthony was an atypical person as he … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt – 16th September – Truth and Lies.

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Michael

We live in a world of truth and lies. There is the question asked every day: “What is truth?” Years ago, I was a witness to a fatal car accident. My version of the event differed from the guy involved. … Continue reading →

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Three Things Challenge, 16 Sept 2018

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Michael

Today’s things are: safety pin, hotel, bathrobe Miss Teresa told us that today in our writing lesson we were to write a story about staying in a hotel. Dango who was sitting beside me made up a story of staying at … Continue reading →

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Three Things Challenge, 15 Sept 2018

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Michael

Today’s things are: tent, retail shop, hat There’s a retail shop near me that sells tents and hats. That’s all they sell. Can you believe it? Hats of every shape and colour, wide brim, narrow brim, no brim. Tents from the … Continue reading →

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September 13: Flash Fiction Challenge – Peter the Pasta Maker

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Michael

September 13, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes pasta. It can be spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, or any variety. It can be a meal or a work of art. Go where the … Continue reading →

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Pull up a seat Photo Challenge-week 2

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Michael

Even a panda needs somewhere to sit. Photo for: https://xingfumama.blog/2018/09/14/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-week-2/

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Worth A Thousand Words #32 – Darcy and Dolores

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Michael

Image: The Jolly Flatboatmen, George Caleb Bingham, 1846. National Gallery of Art. They hadn’t always been a jolly bunch. Flatboatmen were of a particular breed. They worked hard, it wasn’t easy maneuvering a flatboat across the water as tides and … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Spectral #writephoto – The Annual Feast

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Michael

It was the annual feast of St Mildred the Lingerer patron saint of ghosts, ghouls and gooblegooks and the ghosts in residence were arguing. It appeared that Cedric the Disgraced, the twelfth-century abbot whose ghost had been committed to an … Continue reading →

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