Author Archives: Michael

Music Prompt #9 “The Beigeness” performed by Kate Tempest

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEiBdU0tFB0 The music draws my attention From across the fence The beat is relentless Designed to drown out The yelling the screaming, The crying the hope. The woman emerges from the laundry A cane-washing basket sits on her hip Her … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #31 – The Stopped Clock

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Michael

Where was I when the news came through that it was all over? At that precise moment I was out walking and about to walk by the courthouse clock, which was forever stopped on 9.30. There had been attempts over … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge# 78, September 15, 2015 – The Dishonest Mirror

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Michael

            Image: – Rebeca Cygnus I had a mirror once That lied and was dishonest. I asked it for the truth It said the truth was all it knew. I would claw at its surface My endeavours to climb inside … Continue reading →

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FFfAW – Week of 09-15-2015 – Tex

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Michael

My name is Tex and this is my story. My full name is Texas Alabama Washington Smythe. I hate my name because until I was ten I didn’t know my names were American states. It was my parents; they had … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #83 – Washout

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Michael

When I was a kid the town of Washout was a thriving commercial place. The forestry used the railway as a means of transporting the logs to the mills on the coast. But with the forests decimated over the years … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – September 14th, 2015 – The Modern Witch

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with:  “From her small balcony, the witch watched the world go by.” All she saw most days was a lot of bad and ugly and occasionally some good. The world had gone crazy she thought. Then … Continue reading →

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Kreative Kue 42 – Sister Juanita Maria

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Michael

Sister Juanita Maria had taken on the job of establishing her own religious order, which incorporated all the best aspects of Catholicism and Buddhism. Her habit was modelled on both religions the colourful orange of the Buddhists and the austere … Continue reading →

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Wordle #78 “September 14, 2015” – Gladys

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Technicolor Rare Grate Silence Geminate (to make or become doubled or paired) Razorwine (Any extremely potent alcoholic beverage, no less than 100 proof) Puppet Stygian (of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades. Dark or … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #124 “Collage 6″ – Imposed Silence

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Michael

I turned the imposed silence Into a positive An indirect reaching out When at times the void was impossible. Visually said I was here To remind you that resilience Wins out in times of disconsolation. Moments came and went I … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 30: once upon a time . . . Fairy Godmother

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Michael

Image: Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen Artist: Harry Clark (1916) Source: Wikiart.org I remember the extreme sadness that pervaded our household when my mother died during the birth of my baby sister Louise. As a baby Louise thrived under … Continue reading →

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