Author Archives: Michael

Finish Off Fridays #1: Privet’s Farm 11.11.16

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Michael

Privet’s Farm, isolated from other farms sat exposed to the elements. As a result, it withstood the elements in all their fury all year round. The orchard at the farm was not as well cared for, the peach tree’s forever … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Secrets #writephoto

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Michael

No one knew what went on or why it did at 83 Dell Street. It was years before the secrets came out. In a darkened room, curtains drawn, anything was possible. Monsters could roam free; terror was a way of … Continue reading →

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November 9: Flash Fiction Challenge – The End

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Michael

November 9, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that pivots around an unexpected ending. If it’s the end of the world as we know it, what is the renewal? You can have history repeat … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 93 – November 10 – Never Give Up

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Michael

It had been a most exhausting day. Nothing seemed to go right; it was one obstacle after another. But to his credit he never gave up, not for a second. After all he was determined his actions not go unnoticed … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers- Sideways World

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Michael

Image: Iain Kelly No one was surprised when the world turned sideways how quickly we all adjusted. There was a feeling that it could have been worse. It could have turned upside down which everyone feared. Now we lived with … Continue reading →

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My Wild Place

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Michael

There’s a wild place in my yard Where my fairies hang out. It’s a place I go when the world gets too close, To sit with ‘friends’ discussing issues at hand. On one side is Gabrielle Ever wanting to listen. … Continue reading →

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Wordle #128 “November 7th, 2016” Barney Tusk

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Irreplaceable Tusk Scapula (shoulder blade) Scarlet Ingenue (The part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.) Constitute Fetish Mistress Dose Maze Vandal Necroscope (Someone who can communicate with the dead.) … Continue reading →

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SoCS Nov. 5/16 – Novel

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Michael

I admire those who can write novels and long non-fiction texts. They are driven people who find a thread and follow it to a conclusion. I find plenty of threads and follow them only to discover after a while they … Continue reading →

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Microfiction challenge #21: The choice

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Michael

Image: Grigory Sedov It was a choice no man should have to make. It was a choice no woman should find herself subject too. Mother had insisted I put myself forward. The Tsar had announced that all eligible women of … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Anomaly #writephoto

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Michael

Each morning William Grainger received two packages. One was the takings, profits and margins from the previous day. The other was his lunch always packed in a brown paper bag and always containing a vegemite sandwich and an apple. William … Continue reading →

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