Author Archives: Michael

Alastairs Photo Fiction – A New Strategy

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Michael

It had been another tough day for Paul. Sales were down and his future was looking bleak. Life for the humble ice cream vendor was a constant struggle. He was sitting with Miss Mary, the tattooist, who was also having … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge – The Forest

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Michael

I am sitting in their world. Aware I am trespassing on sacred sites, sites that have existed for thousands of years. Each vital to the existence of all life forms. Each layer I step carefully upon is an integral part … Continue reading →

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Five Sentence Fiction – Learning

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Michael

Donald sat in the classroom day after day staring into space. His teachers worried, as he never appeared engaged in anything that was happening in the classroom. His parents were also concerned and had Donald to a variety of Doctors … Continue reading →

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Trifextra: Week Eighty

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Michael

Again he climbed the steps. Responsibility outweighing the pain of his labour. Forty years, sunset to sunrise. Maybe he thought I’m a bit long in the tooth to continue any longer.

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Friday Fictioneers – Can Photos Lie?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Michael

I couldn’t believe my eyes but there she was. Plain as day, Marilyn Monroe in that white dress looking fabulous. Thankfully the photo my sister took, doesn’t betray me standing there with my mouth open catching flies. I was dumbfounded, … Continue reading →

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VisDare 32: Undecided

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Michael

  As the date approached that would signal the end of his working career the man contemplated his situation. He had worked for thirty-nine years and now faced a world where everything he had known was going to be no … Continue reading →

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Trifecta: Week Eighty-Nine – Illogical

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Michael

This weeks trifecta challenge is 33 – 333 words using: WEAK (adjective) 3: not factually grounded or logically presented <a weak argument> It was an ordinary evening in the household when something happened which would scar him forever. His wife had been cleaning the … Continue reading →

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Alastair’s Photo Fiction – Waste.

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Michael

When my dad reached his eightieth birthday we decided to take him to the air show at the local aerodrome. We knew he had been a fighter pilot during the war but had rarely mentioned anything about his time as … Continue reading →

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Trifextra: Week Seventy-Nine – Relationship.

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Michael

[ changó ] / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND   Our relationship has the life span of a butterfly. How? At sunset we vanish. But there’s tomorrow. Only if you wait. You’ll wait for me? Of course. How can you be … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Michael

Morning Glory I am awake. I look at you sleeping beside me. I am enamored. You, the most beautiful person anyone could long for. We have laughed and we have cried. Our energies spent, we have slept the peaceful sleep … Continue reading →

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