Author Archives: Michael

Photo Challenge #302 – Dreams and being Lost.

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Michael

Image: Shichigoro Shingo I’m leaving school heading home, a path I have taken a hundred or more times. Today I’m confused, the road I take leads me nowhere, I’m in a place I don’t recognise, and every turn confuses me … Continue reading →

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Eugi’s Weekly Challenge – Love – February 10, 2020

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Michael

“Write me a letter Tell me how you feel.” I want to say I love you But is that enough? What part of me is within those words? Several drafts lay upon the floor Each attempt laced with frustration As … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “What makes you smile” – Winnie’s Potion

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Michael

Miss Marble, of 46 Grimace, witch extraordinaire, was used to receiving unusual requests for potions to fix all manner of situations and ailments. The one she received from Winnie Foster, of 19 Grimace Street did set her mind ticking. Winnie … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #121

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Michael

The last book on Planet Earth Of the books ever written, it made sense that the last one standing was “The Book of Survival at The End of The World”. Everyone still alive had one, and it was considered the … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #261 – Tale Weaver/Fairy Tale – Wizard – 6th February

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Michael

Being a wizard wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. There was nothing glamorous about it, apart from the sequined hat, mostly it was a grind, constant orders and expectations about which Warren the Wizard was highly sceptical. But … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #65 – Crisp Visits the Dead.

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Michael

My aged companion, Crisp, loved a good cemetery, or should I say any cemetery so long as it was old which in fact meant any place for the dead. On our holiday we came across many such places, to which … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #301 – The Open Air Dance Class

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Michael

Image: Lara Zankoul The class had gone well. The commitment and enthusiasm of the women was infectious. The expectation of a bumper concert this year was high in their minds. Even Belinda from Bulgum, co-ordination challenged, was putting in her … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #120 – The Rhetorical Question.

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Michael

The politician stood in front of his audience, delivered his address and then invited questions. The first question asked about his government’s response to the current domestic crisis. The politician listened to the question and gave himself a moment to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Limbo” – Lionel the Gatekeeper.

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Michael

When the angel Lionel went to work each day as the gatekeeper of Limbo, he treated it as one would any other job. There had not been many if any, applicants for the position and Lionel had accepted it, as … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #260 – Tremor – 30th January – And He Feels It.

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Michael

He wakes with the first light And he feels it. At breakfast, porridge and blueberries And he feels it. During his morning commute He feels it. At the office, head down bum up He feels it. During lunch, as he … Continue reading →

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