Author Archives: Michael

100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#170 – The Scent.

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: …the scent was overpowering…   Alice looked at herself in the mirror. This interview was hers. She felt confident; she knew she owned this job. Dressed in her best power suit she made sure she was wearing … Continue reading →

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Creative Expressions #13 – Bonfire

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Michael

Image: Caerlynn Nash. The first weekend in June was cracker night. We all loved cracker night. Mum would purchase a bag of fireworks and dad would build a bonfire stack in the back yard and we’d all wait anxiously for … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #51 – Dark Rituals – March 10, 2015 – Released

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Michael

Image: Laura Makabresku Strapped down Around me is a hum, It is gathering volume I cannot see but what is above me. A million stars twinkle as if The universe is at peace. My heart thumps I feel beads of … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – March 9th, 2015 – The Visit

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with: “On March 9th, 2015, three objects were reportedly seen in the skies over the Borracho Todos los Tiempos Vineyards.” They landed in the yard behind our place. Three spherical space ships. Three small green men … Continue reading →

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Wordle #51 March 9, 2015 – The Bread Knife

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Welter (to roll, toss, wallow, writhe) Callus Plead Bottle Scripturient (desire to write) Hoarse Anguish Iconic Grisly Panic Urban Serrate   When Ollie awoke that morning he thought for minute about the day ahead. He never once … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #62: – Lenny

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Michael

Image: c.1855-1860. one of the first surgical procedures using ether as an anesthetic Its true boss he’s lyin’. You sure he knows? Oh he knows boss. How can you be sure? He’s got a map. How do you know it’s … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #97 “Ktenology” March 8, 2015 – The Decision

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Michael

The old man had been found that morning lying in a urine soaked bed, half starved, his rear end covered in bedsores. It was luck that his neighbour had called in to see him knowing he was not well. At … Continue reading →

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SoCS March 7/15 – Go

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Michael

Badge by: Doobster @ Mindful Digressions Today’s prompt: the word “go.” In the small hours of the morning when this prompt arrived at my place I lay in bed thinking about what I could say about ‘go’ I have been … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale March 6th 2015, Time – The Fairy Queen

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Michael

Image: (Credits photo: Time) Mum was in such a spin. She kept repeating the need for urgency. ‘The train,’ she said. ‘We can’t be missing the train.’ Relax we told her it was only six o’clock, the sun was just … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver Prompt #3 Making Sense of the Nonsense – Grezzle

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Michael

This week you are asked to weave a tale using the word GREZZLE in any of its forms be it verb, noun, adjective, adverb. Grezzle, grezzling, grezzlfication, grezzliate, grezzliator, Weave your story around what you perceive the meaning of the … Continue reading →

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