Author Archives: Michael

Meeting the Bar ~ Jargon, Buzzwords and Management Speak

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Michael

I look at you and see Distressed, perplexed, Emotionally challenged Communication zeroed out. Your trials and tribulations Multiply and divide Depending on latitude and longitude Torments, woes and trauma Meticulously and punctiliously Planned with breathtaking rigor. Fuss pot my mother … Continue reading →

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Creative Expressions #2: Tangled web

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Michael

It was to be another adventure into my backyard. At this time of year the spiders were busy all night it seemed building more and more creative web designs and if I wasn’t careful I’d find myself entangled in their … Continue reading →

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Poetics – Winners and Losers – Each Other

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Michael

As dawn appears, A soft alarm sounds. A father rises, Another day of toil looms. In another room his children sleep. Beside him his wife Exhausted from mothering Sleeps on. He knows she will rise at the first call The … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #37 – “Bluff”

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Michael

Image credit: Yoshiyuki Iwase I saw you fall Your shame written large Your once beautiful eyes dulled. You withdrew Shut down. I understood. Time heals pain Your humiliation acute. I know that feeling It sticks between your ribs Stabs no … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #50 – Hoppy and Poppy

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Michael

When Hoppy met and married Poppy they were the poorest couple around. A bad motor accident resulted in them both losing a leg. So poor were they only one prosthesis could be afforded. As Hoppy was a slightly larger than … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – December 1st, 2014

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Michael

This week’s task to use the above photo in a story beginning: “In the compound on the hill, lives a man with a dream.” A completely unrealistic dream. But he keeps buying the lottery tickets in the hope that one … Continue reading →

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Wordle # 37 – December 1, 2014 – The Pallor of His Face.

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Michael

This weeks great words to play with: Banister Poison Rustle Pallor Dizzy Unease Laughter Controvert (to argue against, dispute, deny, oppose) Lacteal (milky, resembling milk) Convulsion Maim Hasten Gavin Banister lay stretched out on the floor. There was something about … Continue reading →

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Prompt #83 “Won” – When Darkness Descends

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Michael

You wont live forever No one will It’s an illusion to think so. You can be here one day Perfectly healthy Enjoying life And gone the next. Don’t ever think you have to be sick to die. It was a … Continue reading →

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OpenLinkNight – November 2014 – The Unthinkable

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Michael

It’s thrilling when the unorthodox Triumphs over the orthodox. I watched you as a boy playing Toying with opposition bowlers Your flashing bat smashing the ball The boundaries around the field. I suffered your disappointments Celebrated your successes The youngest … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #36 – A Touch of the Grimm

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Michael

‘You should be thankful for all you have,’ the mother said to her forlorn son. ‘You may not have the latest iPod nor an IPhone but you have food in your belly and a roof over your head.’ The boy … Continue reading →

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