Author Archives: Michael

Microfiction challenge #27: Rescue

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Michael

Image: Virginia Frances Sterret   There was one thing the girl had learned in recent times and it was you could trust animals far more than you could humans. Well the cat was debatable. So long as it was fed … Continue reading →

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December 15: Flash Fiction Challenge – Proving He Was Right.

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Michael

December 15, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) explore the importance of a name within a story. It can be naming an experience, introducing an extraordinary name, or clarifying a name (who can forget Who’s on First). … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Christmas Present – #writephoto

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Michael

When I was younger, so much younger than today, I worked through November marking final year exams. It required me to work four till nine each night and nine to five on Saturday. The evenings were often hard work because … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 96 – December 15th – What you see out your front door.

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Michael

Outside my front door is a world I treasure The hustle and bustle of the street, the comings and goings of students For across the road is the town’s high school. It’s all mundane in so many ways. Except for … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #8 – 13 December 2016 – Together

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Michael

Christmas eve it’s just us. The cold is all around us save for the fire in the hearth. We snuggle close, its where we want to be. Together. Written for: https://kmmyrman.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/twittering-tales-8-13-december-2016/

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of December 13, 2016 – Dark and Dingy Folk

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Michael

It was a dark and dingy street inhabited by dark and dingy people. Each house held its own dark and dingy secret. Each dark and dingy person held their respective secret closely to their chest. They knew what they had … Continue reading →

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Haibun Monday: And to all a goodnight

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Michael

Every sign says it’s going to be a good night. It’s cold outside, the fire is burning, the family gathered around, every seat filled with hips rubbing against the one. We’ve all come great distances to here, the weather and … Continue reading →

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Wordle #133 “December 12th, 2016” – A Ludic Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Gnash Lantern Edelweiss (A small composite plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly leaves and flowers, growing in the high altitudes of the Alps. A liqueur made in Italy, flavored with the extracts of alpine flowers.) Birdseed  Capture Heart Askance Descendent Irrevocable … Continue reading →

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December 8: Flash Fiction Challenge – Taking a Gander.

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Michael

December 8, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write using the word gander as a verb. A gander is a male goose, yet the Old English etymology of the word suggests it was once gandra which described … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt December 11th – Let me Refrain – Selfless and Caring.

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Michael

You swim around my feet Play games with my toes Kid me into plunging deep But always do you hold me up.   I’m lucky you do that Selfless and caring It’s who you are I’ll take you any day. … Continue reading →

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