Author Archives: Michael

Music Friday Prompt #7 “Lateralus” (Cello Cover) performed by the band “Break of Reality” – Looking

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Michael

Take it take it take it Give it give it give it. Easy easy easy peasey When everything is black and white But then there’s colour Tone, contrast, perspective And you look and look and all you see are shapes … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #29: Tranquility

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Michael

Image: ©Scout’s Snapshots: used with permission. They say death is the final place in which tranquillity can and should be achieved. I hope this is correct and that the fires of hell are another of religions control mechanisms. As my … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #76, Hope and Houses, September 1, 2015 – Lofty Abodes

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Michael

Image: – oprisco She lived in lofty abodes He lived in shallow ditches She dressed in finery He dressed in what came his way. She dreamed of love of a life He dreamed of surviving one more day She dressed … Continue reading →

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Kreative Kue 40 – Pay the Ferryman.

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Michael

Not admitting to sin and failure had been a burden for Biggus. He had been sent back into a world that was foreign to him in every way. As he sat in the Plaza De Monte he couldn’t help but … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers 1st September – Waiting

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Michael

Image: Louise at the Storyteller’s Abode The train steamed in and her hopes were high. It had been six weeks since the end of hostilities and each day she came to greet her two sons. Once again she found herself … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – August 31st, 2015 – Uncle Earl

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Michael

Image: Barbara Beacham Finish the story begins with:  “The cemetery spread along the area known as Devils Abode.” It was a devil of a place to get too. Uphill all the way. Every villain and miscreant ended up buried deep … Continue reading →

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Wordle #76 “August 31, 2015″ – Carson

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Sterile Dull Rivulet Barley Volitant (engaged in or having the power of flight. Active; moving.) Phlegm Embasan (to wear clothes while taking a bath) Precarious Sanatorium (a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various … Continue reading →

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1 Event That Will Help You Expand Your Readership: Meet and Greet

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Michael

A great way to meet and visit some new bloggers.

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Writing Prompt #122 “Collage 5″

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Michael

The madness was plain to see The magic mystifying. Why he stayed in a mad house Inhabited by such a lunatic Puzzled so many, but not him. The days of love were long gone Feelings existing in a mist of … Continue reading →

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SoCS August 29/15 – “four-letter word.”

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: “four-letter word.”  One of life’s joys is the appropriately placed four-letter word. So easily do we squirm when such things are uttered or for that matter implied in conversation or in forums such as SOC. The thing … Continue reading →

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