Category Archives: SOC

SoCS December 27/14 – Consume

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Michael

This week’s word is “consume” A shadow stands over me. I open one eye and then the other struggles to lift itself. Above me stands a figure I have come to know all too well. ‘It’s you,’ I say. ‘Yes,’ … Continue reading →

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SoCS December 19/14 – Excuse.

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Michael

The prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “excuse.”   I made an excuse once. It was a Wednesday, a day like so many others but a day where I found reason to find an excuse. You see most days … Continue reading →

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SoCS December 6/14 – In The Moment

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Michael

This week’s word is ‘present’. When I looked at this word and aware of the festive meaning for this time of year I did think of ‘present’ as in being present in a moment. I had a conversation with an … Continue reading →

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Prompt for SoCS November 1/14 – Memory

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Michael

This week’s prompt is ‘memory’ What is memory? It’s something we all have and we all like to exercise. Some people treasure their memories because they live in them so much. Others want to forget and expunge memory from their … Continue reading →

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SoCS October 25/14 – It’s a Matter of Degree

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Michael

Today’s prompt is – “degree/degrees.” It’s all a matter of degree. You hear it all the time. The chance of winning the lottery, success in study and in life it all depends on a few variables that happen to us … Continue reading →

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SoCS October 18/14 – The Shape of Things

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Michael

This weeks prompt is: Shape It was they said the shape of things. Hotter days, colder nights. Humbug we all said. It had always been hot in summer and cold in winter. Where we lived was like that every year. … Continue reading →

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SoCS October 11/14

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Michael

the letter “s.”   Image Alexa Meade Scrumptiously sexual That’s how I saw her Heels that gave her An elevation she didn’t enjoy out of them A skirt that flattered her aging thighs A bra I am sure was earning … Continue reading →

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Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Peanut

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Michael

Today’s prompt is the word : funny. Funny how things happen. Yesterday my daughter arrived at my house with her two small boys in toe. Jack the eldest came through my back door and I was puzzled as to who … Continue reading →

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Stream of Consciousness Saturday

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Michael

The prompt this week is: the prefix, re- Thinking about this prompt there are of course of lot of words in our vernacular with the prefix ‘re’. Return comes to mind. Every year in October my birthday returns as does … Continue reading →

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