Author Archives: Michael

Writing Prompt #90 – Proverb – January 18, 2015 – The Apple That Fell.

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Michael

Image: “Fruit Pickers Harvesting Under the Mango Tree,” by Fernando Amorsolo in 1939 Proverb: “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” You know I was born in a very different time. My mother would often say, ‘You were very … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #55 – Liniment

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Michael

You rub it on said the brochure. Dad bought it as a liniment he rubbed into his aching calf muscles. Best stuff ever he said. Dad never paid any attention to the glow that appeared on his sheets each night … Continue reading →

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Fairytale Prompt (Little Red Riding Hood) – The Wolf Weekly

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Michael

Image Daniel Egneus Wolf Weekly – New Years Edition – This week in the woods. Larry Lupine reporting today on the events in the woods this week. This week in Wolf Weekly we have a packed edition to set your … Continue reading →

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SoCS January 17/15 – Heal

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Michael

Image: Doobster @ Mindful Digressions This week’s prompt: ‘heel/heal’ As you get older the healing process slows down, cuts, scratches and abrasions just take a bit longer to heal. The physical will always heal eventually it’s the psychological that take … Continue reading →

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Challenge 2015 Week 3: 15 January Mr Manygold

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Michael

Prompt title: ‘Things we cannot control’ Mr Manygold was a man of habit. Routine sat well with him. He liked his life, he always knew where everything was, he was in control of how things were done. He liked his … Continue reading →

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Sirin and Alkonost (Tale Weaver’s Prompt) – The Sirin’s Apprentice

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Michael

Image: Viktor Vasnetsov. Sirin and Alkonost – Birds of Joy and Sorrow, 1896. WikiArt. I think I’m ready. I think you are too It’s a big day. It is indeed. So I have decided to try out on the man … Continue reading →

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Poem Tryouts: Foggy Went a Courting – My Soul

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Michael

1] Recall a time of fog you remember It wasn’t a pea souper But it might have been. You find yourself on the pavement Disorientated Alone No visible landmark. Yesterday you had been in love Courting Planning Ever hopeful. Today … Continue reading →

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Haibun Thinking – January 13th 2015

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Michael

LITERARY QUOTE “…you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” (Stephen King – On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft)   The writing class gathered for the last time as the special guest took to … Continue reading →

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Serene in Blue – Photo Prompt #43 – January 13, 2015 – A Vision

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Michael

Image: Lavinialeyna Deviant Art (Renee Boynton artwork ) Across the seas you came A lost and forlorn waif Calling my name You clung to me Stories told Heads together, tears shed. A lost child an urchin searching With memories horrific Experiences … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – Jan. 12th, 2015 – The Green Blobs

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with:  “Racing down into the atmosphere, the unidentified object crashed, leaving behind one heck of a huge crater and a plume of smoke that could be seen from miles around.” The two green blobs looked around, … Continue reading →

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