Author Archives: Michael

#Maydays Prompt – Skeletons in the Closet – Great Uncle Bill

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Michael

#maydays prompt its time for that age old family discussion of skeletons in the closet. Mum screamed we all came running There at her feet lay Great Uncle Bill. At least the skeleton she explained Was all that remained of … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #111 – Doors

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Michael

Image: Anna O. Photography You turned out such a bitch What started as a love made in heaven You turned into a hellish journey. For so long I thought we were fine We had differences, who doesn’t? We played as … Continue reading →

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FFfAW – Week of 05-03-2016 – Spring Awakening

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Michael

Image: by momtheobscure   It was the annual spring awakening day at Slave Rock. It had its pagan origins and no one was quite sure when the sculpture was done but it was a landmark you never ceased to marvel … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Odds are on – The Last Bread Basket

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt how about a bit of competition. I’m in the supermarket minding my own business My son sits in the trolley counting jellybeans. My archenemy Roger Bent comes up beside me His young son Snotface I call him … Continue reading →

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Wordle #107 “May 2nd, 2016” – Greasy Barr

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Michael

This week’s great words: Greasy Entice Cryptic Marrowbone Collision Lead Edge Hole Kuebiko (n. a state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence, which force you to revise your image of what can happen in this world—mending the fences of … Continue reading →

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Check This Out

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Michael

Today  the Newcastle(Australia) Herald published a story about my son’s recent art work. If you follow the link below and then watch the video you will be as amazed as I am by what he has done. http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3880758/secret-city-pool-to-make-a-splash/?cs=305

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Writing Prompt #157 “Collage 22” – Wistful Girl

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Michael

Wistful girl Lies in her bed Thoughts a million miles away. She sees him standing there Lingering in the distance. She knows him so well Welcomes him in her every day. For a second she remembers his touch Her impish … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Lessons learnt – Senior English

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Michael

Today’s theme is about learning and teaching. My students sit up when I enter I think to see what I am wearing Rather than the teaching about to take place. English in the senior years, Jane Austen, Shakespeare, The Romantics, … Continue reading →

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SoCS April 30/16 – zoo

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Michael

You’ll have the best day At the Western Plains Zoo. A free-range zoo, set amid acres of Australian bush. Here you can walk from one place to the next, Cycle or take a guided tour, With no Hughesian* concrete and … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 29 – Haphazard

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Michael

Write a haphazard poem Random words upon a page Was how my blog life started And nothing much has changed. I love the random order of things I enjoy playing with words Shaping them in logical sequences Just because I … Continue reading →

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