Author Archives: Michael

Time To Write: A Book [Creative Writing Prompt]

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Michael

The book was coming along a treat. The plot was clearly cemented in my mind and as I worked daily on the tale I found myself totally engrossed in the process of creation. The characters I spent weeks on as … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt – Teachers

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Michael

The early morning arrives far too soon for the young teacher. It’s to be his first day, and already the heat of the summer is upon him. They have sent him to a small town at the top of the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #59 – Typewriter

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Michael

The tap, tap, taping, was never ending. The old typewriter, in need of much repair, he’d found in the attic gave it a new lease on life. I set him up in the spare room where I could shut the … Continue reading →

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June 14: Flash Fiction Challenge – Bouquet

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Michael

June 14, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes a bouquet. You can explore the meaning of the word or gather a bunch of flowers. Go where the prompt leads. She had written … Continue reading →

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Photo Prompt – Dilemma

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Michael

One asked the other their opinion on the dilemma the three of them faced. One argued the grass was greener on one side compared to the other. The other argued the opposite. The third announced that sitting on the fence … Continue reading →

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50 Word Thursday #5 – Failed Dreams

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Michael

“Peter Gericke loved airplanes as some men love horses, with a deep and unswerving passion.” From Jack Higgins The Eagle Has Landed Pete’s ambition to have an airfield in his backyard never took in the fact it would end in flames. … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Beginnings #writephoto

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Michael

The first hint of the dawn brings a stirring within the trees on the edge of the forest. The rest and slumber of the darkness comes to a timely end as stomachs rumble, and the search for sustenance awakens within … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2018 WEEK #24 – The Shopping Trip

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Michael

Image: Kaique Rocha pexels-photo-125532 escalator Roger, our tour leader, organised for us to have a shopping day. Joyce, my aged companion, was excited, as she loved shopping. The mall Roger took us to was the largest in the southern hemisphere. … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver/Fairy Tale – #175 – June 14th – Happy Ever After

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Michael

Princess Linda-Louise the Ungrateful had a huge chip on her shoulder. She was the youngest of three daughters born into a family for whom happy ever after was a desired and in the case of her older sisters achieved outcome. … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, twaddle…

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Michael

The old man sat at his computer and wondered how much twaddle he could produce in one day. For reasons beyond him, his writing generated an audience. Most of his life had been nonsense; so writing about what he knew … Continue reading →

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