Author Archives: Michael

Wordle #109 “May 16th, 2016” – The Soccer Coach

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Score Cluster Sorrow Limestone Hierogram (a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.) TTTC stands for Thrown to the Clocks it was too long for the wordle image hence the abbreviation (Overly harsh or unreasonable … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Listen Before You Speak”

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Michael

It’s hard living with someone who knows everything. Worse when they make that fact known and tell you that any knowledge you have is useless. So when the time came to build the garden it was another case of this … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Battlestations

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt it’s time to capture an epic battle. The adversaries eyed each other off across the battlefield It was going to be epic, it was going to long Both sides fancied themselves They came with determination and purpose … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #159 “Collage 23” – Sal

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Michael

It had been the best of times And was now the worst of times. Our idyll life had been shattered With what was a tentative knock Ten PM on the front door. The nervous troubled young police woman Whose presence … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Teddy Time

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt it’s teddy bear time. It was lights out time and Ted looked at me with an expression of bewilderment. ‘I’m not sleeping with you any more,’ he said. ‘I’ve come to the end of my tether and you … Continue reading →

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#SoCS May 14/16 Two Letter Words

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Michael

This week: Start and end your post with a two-letter word. To the uninitiated it came as quite a surprise to learn that two letter words are not as easy to use as you might think. Yes there are many … Continue reading →

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Prompt Nights – Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is Art

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Michael

I watch as lines are drawn Criss-crossing on the concrete floor Mesmerising at first A jumble it appears of thoughts Of ideas going nowhere. This is the first of this kind Previous murals being on walls Where standing was the … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Evil lurking – Munching

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt – a little evil.   There was an unmistakeable sound of munching coming from behind the lounge. There was no doubt, it was a munching sound, it was abbreviated by slurping and sucking in of obvious juices … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #42: “Rattle that Lock” by David Gilmour – Knocking on Heaven’s Door

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1v7hXEQhsQ   The sinner stood at the gates of heaven. They stayed shut despite his constant rattling. He pressed the buzzer, No reply He called, he yelled, he threatened Today there was no entry. He was not a patient waiter. … Continue reading →

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Open Link Night # 172 – Word Market

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Michael

There was a man who went to the Sunday word market He ventured for the first time Among poets and wordsmiths. He trod cautiously feeling out of his depth For here were academics, learned and wise people All vying for … Continue reading →

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