Author Archives: Michael

Tale Weaver/ Fairy Tale Prompt #69 – Observations – Nasm

Image © Mara Eastern (Used with permission) The notion of fairies in the garden has always fascinated me. That they exist in some other dimension to us. Ever have that feeling that out of the corner of your eye you … Continue reading

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#Maydays Prompt – Happiness in your flaws

Today’s #maydays prompt find happiness in your flaws. His multitudinous flaws Stood out like dogs balls. It was a veritable litany of faults. This marriage report read: Failed husband Failed lover Failed parent. His work report read: Barely efficient Barely … Continue reading

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#Maydays Prompt – Journey

Today’s prompt is about a journey. Physical, Spiritual and /or Emotional Crawford breathed his last and around him there was a sigh of relief. He wasn’t very well liked in life and now he was gone everyone was pleased the … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge #114 – We Wondered

Image: Adam Hague   Was it your scream I heard? Was it in fear, in wonder? A cry of disbelief? A cry of rejoicing?   You said you sounded like a banshee At your feet was a snake in the … Continue reading

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#Maydays Prompt – Friendship Transformation – Jason

Today’s #maydays prompt an enemy that becomes a friend (or vice versa for that matter). Capture that transformation.   All through my teenage years Jason and I had a rivalry we both acknowledged as unhealthy at times. We didn’t live … Continue reading

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Wordle #110 “May 23rd, 2016” – Sachet

This week’s words: Damask Waist Neck Landslide Vignette (a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter. an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually … Continue reading

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Moral Mondays: “Harsh Words Stir Up Anger”

It was always the Tupperware cupboard, a walk in cupboard floor to ceiling with plastic of every description. Always it was untidy, easier to throw in when not being used. His job was to tidy it. No amount of hours … Continue reading

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#Maydays Prompt – Interesting Times

Today’s #maydays prompt: A time which is most interesting to you? Its early morning The sun is on the horizon. A soft light filters through the curtains. Outside the avian chorus Sings joyously in unison Their own song of the … Continue reading

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May 22 2016: Writing Prompt: Tarot: Major Arcana: Death

Death is not only about a physical manifestation – death happens in millions of ways, unfolding as surely as the sunsets. But predictably, the sun rises each morning. Beginning.   Death stood at the end of the old man’s bed. … Continue reading

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#Maydays Prompt – Man’s Best Friend

Today’s #maydays prompt who can resist an animal lover. **   Frank was the cutest dog. A little brown fluff ball loving and devoted to us. My wife was more the dog person than me but Frank won both our … Continue reading

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