Author Archives: Michael

Photo prompt #writephoto – pale

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Michael

They did it as a warning. The three pale skulls placed on the ledge, seeming to have been there for so long but we knew they were recent. It’s how they worked. What you saw wasn’t always what was. I … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver Prompt #72: June 16 2016: Passiflora caerulea – Part 2 – Agnes MyKiss

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Michael

Agnes Mykiss stood at her stove checking the red wine casserole she was making a dinner to be shared this evening with George Burrows a man she had acquainted in recent times. On the shelf above her was her bottle … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver Prompt #72: June 16 2016: Passiflora caerulea – The Sixty Plus Love Potion

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Michael

Miss Marble looked at the letter she had found under her front door that morning. The contents perplexed her as she had not received a latter with its request for many a long year. Miss Marble was a witch and … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #117 – Precious

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Michael

Image: Anna O Photography   She grew hydrangeas, Exquisite miniatures Showers of purple and pink bathing my soul. I love to watch Her hands tend the soil with love and care Each plant nurtured as if precious beyond words. Her … Continue reading →

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FFfAW – Week of 06-14-2016 – Wake Up!

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Michael

Standing desolately staring at the wheel on its last spin I was filled with dread at the possible consequences. My last pennies were on number six black and I needed to win just to afford a bus home. Around me … Continue reading →

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Wordle #113 “June 13th, 2016” The Bacchalaian.

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Bacchanalia (a drunken feast or orgy, a celebration in honor of Dionysus) Ocean Translucent Heave Rancid Mascara Element Cliché Mondegreen (n. a word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of another word orphrase, especially in a song or … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Say No to Drugs”

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Michael

My mother picked me up from rehab. She knew the way, the routine, the process, the steps I had to take. I usually lasted a week at best, then the decline started. I missed the high, the rush, the escape. … Continue reading →

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24 Things Women Over 30 Should Wear

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Michael

Originally posted on Warning:Curves Ahead:
This morning, as I was perusing my Facebook timeline, I happened upon an article that a lovely friend shared. It was entitled “24 Things Women Should Stop Wearing After Age 30”, and it triggered…

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Writing Prompt #163 “Collage 25” – The Edge

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Michael

It’s the edge you see, It’s getting closer day by day. When she went away When she said goodbye The edge you see it loomed ever closer. The reoccurring nightmare The fat little red bird Mocking me, taunting me. The … Continue reading →

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SoCS June 11/16 – mb

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Michael

Linda called and said get your self over here to blogger heaven. Little did she know that to do so meant enduring a numb bum from the fifteen hours of sitting in a plane seat in cattle class that progressively … Continue reading →

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