Author Archives: Michael

OpenLinkNight #189 – There’s Nothing You Can Do.

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

There’s nothing you can do When she reaches down to take your hand. She floods every pore of your being Your sense alight, she rolls over and says, Do it again and again and again.   There’s nothing you can … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver No 106 9/2/17 – Touch

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

She came to see me the first time and looked so sheepish I wasn’t sure what I had to offer would sit so well with her. I explained remedial massage as best I could to her saying it was deep … Continue reading →

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Write Anything Wednesday #105

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

It wouldn’t have been any sort of surprise now would it to let him go untethered into the world of words. Write anything and off he would go pouring out words in some sort of fashion that might and more … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday. – Silence

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

There was nothing golden about the silence all around me. You could say it was deafening. I sat beside the phone waiting. They said to stay near the phone. They would call. Call if there was anything to say. I … Continue reading →

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Whiteout Wednesdays #2

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

Here is what I have done with the article Pat. Below is the original piece. Cultivating Tranquility  (an excerpt) written by Marty Ross for Country Gardens Magazine (hardcopy Early Spring 2017) Sheep might seem like the dedicated gardener, but Bromley … Continue reading →

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100 Word Weekly Writing Challenge —Week 5

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

Image Credit: Stephanie of La Photographie The proposed changes to health care meant my partner would no longer be covered. I wasn’t going to see her shrivel up and die. There needed to be a protest and when changes placed … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #16 – 7 February 2017

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Michael

The cat trained me well. I knew when to fed it when to nurse it when to leave it alone. It purred contentedly in my lap when happy with me. (140 characters) Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/02/07/twittering-tales-16-7-february-2017/

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Wordle #141 “February 6th, 2017” – Cactorum Juice

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Michael

This Week’s words: Escape Exulansis (n. the tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it—whether through envy or pity or simple foreignness—which allows it to drift away from the rest … Continue reading →

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Microfiction challenge: Looking for pebbles

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Michael

Image: Frederick Leighton It was one of those strange rite of passage rituals that their father insisted on. Each daughter going to the beach to collect pebbles, storing them in the folds of their skirts all the while knowing that … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix — Lorraine 04.02.17 – Anniversary.

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Michael

Love with a twist: Craft a “love story” in 25 to 150 words, with an unforeseen twist at the end. It had been three days. She always said to worry if three days went by without any word from her. Our last … Continue reading →

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