Author Archives: Michael

Thursday photo prompt: Caught #writephoto

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

My girlfriend loves me I know she does. You know the type, five foot two, eyes of blue. What more could I want? I’ve been caught in her web of loveliness, smitten by her love and affection, I float about … Continue reading →

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August 23: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Tiny Man

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

August 23, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes magic. It can be a supernatural force, a moment or idea, or use it as a verb. Go where the prompt leads.   There … Continue reading →

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FOWC with Fandango — Inspire

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

“I’m inspired,” I heard Mr Fango say through the fence. I looked through the hole in the fence to see Mr Fango standing in the middle of his backyard holding a shovel and a page from Home Magnificent. I could … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, sow…

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

You reap what you sow, so we were told. I don’t think you were listening that day. You had trouble thinking you were sowing an evil you must now regret. It wasn’t in your makeup to realise you could at … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 51 – Vanishing Impossibility

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. During my working career, I was confronted as many teachers were, with finding ways to engage our students. During a ten-year period in a very working-class part of … Continue reading →

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50 Word Thursday #15 – Songwitch

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Michael

“I’m not a songwitch,” Kassa protested. But she sure looked like one. Long elongated face, a voice that sent shivers down your spine. She sat by the fire as we awaited her song. Today there was family. Not hers but … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #185 – Phobias – 23rd August – William Brethless

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Michael

Image: Agoraphobia by NanaYuuna on DeviantArt William Brethless hated living. His entire life had been taken up with the burden of breathing one more day and enduring the torment he perceived living to be. His mother had worried about him … Continue reading →

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FOWC with Fandango — Being

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Michael

Mr Fango woke up one morning and decided it was about time he tried to become one with his community. Being a resident of a street with such a diverse cultural background, he thought he owed something to his community … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #98 – The Dot

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Michael

The dot had been there a long time. One time the council had redone the path which meant under protest from the locals the dot had been ripped up. Strangely the next day the dot was back. Was it alien? … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #227 – The Faceless Girl

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Michael

Image: – CityVarsity The faceless girl appears so often in my dreams. Sometimes she leads me in pastures adorned with sunflowers Sometimes it’s her at the bottom of a chasm Protecting me from the destruction of my own making. So … Continue reading →

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