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Love Your Writing

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Michael

Well worth reading as it says so much about what our attitude to writing should be.

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Writespiration #124 52 Weeks in 52 Words Week 29 – Bull in a China Shop

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Michael

This week tell your story using dialogue only.   “It’s a mess isn’t it.” “Unbelievable.” “How did he get in here?” “Someone left the door open.” “Well he made a fine job, every piece smashed.” “Even the Ming, the Ming, … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 28 – Leo

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Michael

Image by Bikurgurl Leo looked through the window and gazed greedily at the array before him. A china shop. He’d heard all the stories. Read all the books. Myth and legend, he thought to himself as he let himself through … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #41 – 18 July 2017

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Michael

Hate driving in rain. Trucks, cars, spray, visibility limited. Keep left, don’t stray, puddles I might drown in if not careful. Barriers? Help! Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/07/18/twittering-tale-41-18-july-2017/

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of July 18, 2017 – Brand’s Steps

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Michael

Image: JS Brand Part of my exercise routine each day was to run up Brand’s Steps on the far edge of the park. They were sandstone blocks laid by convicts over a hundred years ago and back then the top … Continue reading →

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Mundane Monday Challenge #118 : Learn Photography

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Michael

On my back steps the tiny frog framed himself on the highlight strip. The strips were put there when my dad was alive to help him see the stairs. Taken for: https://trablogger.com/mundane-monday-challenge-118-learn-photography/

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Wordle #164 – Darcy Prattle

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Climb Vague Sadness Perish Pangs  Nepenthe (n.)) A drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble. anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, especially of sorrow … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday #2 Challenge – Imagine

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google Images Labelled for re-use. Imagine if he’d lived, that some lunatic hadn’t wanted a moment of fame. Imagine if he’d lived and the world had become as one. It’s true it was all just a dream, but without … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt: July 16, 2017: Fine Dining – Kitchen Tricks

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Michael

After weeks of cajoling, I’d finally got her to agree to a dinner date. The clincher was my suggestion I would cook for her. She looked surprised at my confidence in my ability to cook anything beyond boiling water. I … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #11 – Guardian

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Michael

The Task: Write a fairy tale in 150 words or less that has a guardian-type figure/creature in it. The Fern Fairies, live in my back garden and I have been designated their guardian. As a child growing up, I was … Continue reading →

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