Monthly Archives: July 2019

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #96 – Lost and Found.

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Michael

The default position within the family was set on naive. The boy through no fault of his own inherited it. Blithely he experienced what he leant from the newspaper and the radio news. His mum shared the romantic stories of … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 129 – In The Car With Dad

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Michael

Dad’s displeasure at the road closure was best described in the string of expletives uttered when he saw the road closed signs. We would have to go the long way past the Houses of Parliament. He had set opinions of … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #36 – A Morning Cruise

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Michael

My aged companion, Crisp, returned from her week away, reinvigorated and immediately took to her bed. “Big day tomorrow,” she said as she disappeared beneath the bed covers. The morning had Crisp announcing a day cruise on the canal. I … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #232 – July 18th – Visit – Aunty McGrandad

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Michael

There was a sense of expectation and anticipation when the family heard Aunty McGrandad was coming to visit. Joey’s dad explained that Aunty McGrandad was his great-great Aunt and that he would have to expect a very old lady appearing … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #272 – Dad’s Last leg.

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Michael

Image: – sound-dream @ tumblr It was a mad dash and at the worst time. The afternoon early evening traffic was building and, in some places, was at a standstill. The call had come a good half hour ago to … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #35 – Uphill to Nowhere.

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Michael

My aged companion, Crisp, left me a note saying she was taking a break for a week and I’d have to fend for myself. I went back to bed having noticed her suitcase was gone. What was I to do … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #230 – Eulogy – July 4th

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Michael

He was a good man. It was generally agreed. Not the brightest spark you’d find in the tinder box But he had talents. (There was a second of silence, As if the speaker was lost for further comment.) He was … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #34 – Eunice Smith

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Michael

Crisp, my aged companion, decided after a morning of rain that now the sun had come out there was a laneway she wanted to explore that led to an old ford. We found the ford set in a shady grove … Continue reading →

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Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #20 – Halting Time

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Michael

Image: Geralt@pixabay.com. Muriel had a thing about time. She was obsessed by it. Her attraction was best described as a desire to purchase as many time pieces as she could in the mistaken belief that owning so much time might … Continue reading →

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Sunday Photo Fiction – June 30, 2019 Great Aunt Alice’s Chair.

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Michael

Image: Pexels from Pixabay I was finding it frustratingly bothersome that the chair I inherited from my Great Aunt Alice had a bad habit of finding its way out into the street. Great Aunt Alice had been an eccentric in … Continue reading →

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