Author Archives: Michael

SoCS June 17/17 – sign

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Michael

It was a sign of the times in a signpost moment when many thought he should have signed off. But there was no sign of him giving up, in or otherwise and so as he looked at the signposts in … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Twilight – #writephoto – A Hot Breath

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Michael

In the twilight, you see them. Or you think you see them. Shadows that move when you do, vanish when you look around. It’s a phenomenon they say of walking in the bush at night. Standing still you sense them. … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #6: “The Cave” By Mumford & Sons #musicchallenge #amwriting #music 

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Michael

There were days I wondered Did you have a heart? Days when the torment Just never stopped. We’d go somewhere Potential to be good You’d find issue in a word Pull me aside, in front of family Berate me as … Continue reading →

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June 15: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Dawn of an Ending

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Michael

June 15, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that symbolically, mythically, mystically, or realistically involves dawn, as a noun or verb. Write about the dawn of time or the time of dawn, or the … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver/Fairy Tale #124 – Forest Creatures – Big Fern

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google Images Labelled for Re-use Around the corner from home, there is a small creek that runs through a grove of ferns. When I was a kid, I used to go there and sit among the ferns, listen to … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 23 – Pearl’s Diner

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Michael

Image Credit Jesse Williams The Diner was a place you’d go to see the shadiest of characters. They’d all be there huddled around tables, sipping coffee, tea or hot chocolate. Pearl ran the diner with an iron fist. One look … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of June 13, 2017 #2 – Dad’s Near Folly

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Michael

Image: The Magicsticgoldenrose “We’ve got to buy it!” announced dad as he bounced through the back door.  “You know I’ve always wanted to live in a castle and here is our chance, a golden opportunity,” he said as we gathered … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #34 – 12 June 2017

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Michael

Photo by stevepb at pixabay.com She needs iron in her diet. You won’t fool her. Salami nanas are the newest craze. You’ve an ice-blocks chance you know. How was that? Oh! Yuck. (140 characters) Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/06/12/twittering-tale-34-12-june-2017/

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Photo Challenge #169 – Growing Up Was No Fun

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Michael

Image: Jean-Daniel Beley Summer arrived shirts were off. The boy loved the long days Endless games in backyards Exploring the surrounds Stepping into places forbidden. From morning till evening He met with mates Picked sides, made plans Some days riding … Continue reading →

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Wordle #159 – The Neptunes

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Bite Smooth Open Deserve Paradox Semaphorism (n.)) a conversational hint that you have something personal to say on the subject but don’t go any further—an emphatic nod, a half-told anecdote, an enigmatic ‘I know the feeling’—which you place … Continue reading →

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