Author Archives: Michael

Story Starter Challenge #1 – “Follow the Birds.”

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Michael

We’d been walking for so long, and it felt like we were going in circles. We knew we had broken the golden rule for getting lost in the bush, that being to leave your car and think you could walk … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Faith Restored” – Hope

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Michael

Hope was so relieved when she and her mother reached the last room of their new house. The house was old, dirty; uncared for and in need of more TLC than she thought she was capable of. Their lives had … Continue reading →

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February 28: Flash Fiction Challenge – Backup.

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Michael

February 28, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story using the term backup. You can back up or have a backup, just go where the prompt leads! My computer kept telling I had not backed … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Invitation #writephoto – The Garden Party

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Michael

The invitation arrived strangely enough in a black envelope addressed to me but with a blood seal on the rear of the envelope. The invitation upon opening read:   You are invited to my garden party, Saturday next, at 16 … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #76 – live forward, look backward.u

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Michael

The older I get, the more this seems the only way to exist. There was a time when my family was known as the “remember when” family. We spent a lot of time remembering when things happened and when you … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #212 – Fairy Tale – 28th February – Fairy With The Broken Wing

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Michael

Mary found herself sitting on the grass verge beside the road. She wasn’t sure how she got there but there was a sharp pain in her shoulder. She shook her head and noticed the Number 184 bus disappearing into the … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #16 – Going Up.

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Michael

Being in London for the first time my travelling companion Crisp and I were keen to make good use of our time and explore as much as we could. Crisp and I had recently retired and decided to see the … Continue reading →

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What do you See? Feb/26/2019 – Work To Be Done!

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Michael

The trek had been long Hooded against the biting cold She can see her destination. The moon sits above the castle As if showing her the way Her feeble light overshadowed By its luminescence. The lights in the castle tell … Continue reading →

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Kira’s Sunday Scribbles – The Assassin

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Michael

Being an assassin was one of those jobs his father had told him someone had to do. As it was his family had been assassins way back to the renowned and infamous medieval assassin Art the Archer known primarily for … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #125 – 26 February 2019

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Michael

He returned to bed to find her gone. The dishevelled nature of the bedding said so much about the night’s fitful sleep. It wasn’t one of their wonderfully sexually driven nights, The heat put an end to that inclination. They … Continue reading →

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