Author Archives: Michael

FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2018 WEEK #21 – Joyce’s Morning After

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Michael

Image: MorgueFile April 62433e902 After falling asleep on the beach the previous day, Joyce, my aged companion, awoke not feeling in the holiday mode. Her back and legs stung from sunburn and she refused, eyeing me suspiciously, to have anymore … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, library…

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Michael

From the moment of opening, the steady stream begins. Returning adventures near and far, facts and figures of every description. In a far corner a man huddles and takes in the daily news. A woman in the fiction section searches … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2018L WEEK #20 – The Morgue Beach

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Michael

Image: MorgueFile April file8051277901708 No visit to Morgue was complete without a visit to the Morgue Beach situated south of the main town. Roger our tour guide had requested we make an early start. Joyce, my aged companion was looking … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #215 – The Story of George.

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Michael

People never thought it was possible, but it did happen. Spontaneous human combustion. Right there before our eyes, all that remained of old George Warthurst, who’d, sat on the same park bench every day for thirty years. George was a … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #85 – 22 May 2018

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Michael

The house rumbling with spirits had been a home once. Now it was the abode of ghosts. One sat in a window looking over the sea, waiting for its love to return. There were two floating in the basement, stuck … Continue reading →

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Wordle #197 – Burt Fage

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Michael

This week’s words: Rapid Material Beast Sequence Actual Amaryllis (a bulbous plant with showy trumpet-shaped flowers and strap-shaped leaves) Offscreen Untoward Negative Escapist Neurochemical (the branch of biochemistry concerned with the processes occurring in nerve tissue and the nervous system. Mellow The soul … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Letters to Humanity” Arria to Grandad

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Michael

Dear Grandad, My teacher said our homework was to write a letter to humanity. I discussed it with mum who said a letter to you would be neat as she says you are the most humane person she knows. So … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday – An Unexpected Change – Part 2

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Michael

The crying child seemed so far away. She took stock of herself with arms and legs scratched and covered in mud and sand in uncomfortable places. Around her was the detritus of what had happened. She wasn’t sure but was … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday – An Unexpected Change

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Michael

It was a fine day, and they had taken advantage to go to the beach. He tempted her to paddle out onto the water where she would be able to see the ocean floor where fish and corals abounded. The … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #55 – Twaddle

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Michael

The old man sat at his computer and wondered which form of twaddle he could produce today. For reasons beyond him, his writing had generated an audience. Most of his life had been a nonsense, so he was as the … Continue reading →

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