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Wordle #146 “March 13th, 2017″ – Balls to Ashes

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Billow Harm Ashen Wytai ((n.) a feature of modern society that suddenly strikes you as absurd and grotesque—from zoos and milk-drinking to organ transplants, life insurance, and fiction—part of the faint background noise of absurdity that reverberates … Continue reading →

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Quadrille #28 – Spring

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Michael

Rich and deep red, Lighting up my garden Awakening me from the gloom of winter Shivering, longing for the warmth of spring. I’ll watch you grow Nurture that wondrous moment As you slowly take shape Uncurl in all your beauty … Continue reading →

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Sunday Strange microfiction challenge – Saying Farewell

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Michael

She had lived a strange life, so her death came as no surprise. When you live life on the edge something is always going to impact at one time or another. With her head in the clouds, her sense of … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #199 “Special Collage and A World Apart 6″

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Michael

In a world where everything was askew, And life was always in a state of flux It wasn’t surprising to find her Day in and day out floating Somewhere in the universe, Oblivious to her reality In denial of anything … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – Bastet – March 11, 2017 – The Touch on My Shoulder

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Michael

This week’s task: the classic Gothic horror genre in 100 words I wasn’t enthusiastic about investigating the strange happenings in the town cemetery. The flashes of lighting made the tombstones more ominous than normal. I was sure I saw people … Continue reading →

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SoCS Mar. 11/17 – Short

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Michael

My Russian cousin Angus McGrowganoff was a short man and an even shorter man when he sat down. Standing he considered himself low, never short and took offence at any such claim. It was true, we all agreed, he did … Continue reading →

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March 9: Flash Fiction Challenge – Honeymoon

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Michael

March 9, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a honeymoon story. It can be between a couple before, during or after the honeymoon. Or it can refer to a honeymoon period. Go where the prompt leads. … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Horizon #writephoto – Woman at the water’s edge

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Michael

It’s a place to go where magic happens. When asked where it is I always say: Far from anywhere. Across the sandhills and down through the runoff I wander focused always on the distance surf, relentlessly pounding the rocks, forever … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 9th March – Making Sense of Nonsense – The Secret Code – Heaven’s Request

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Michael

Cyril Rum, an angel on sabbatical from heaven, had found the code when he came out into his kitchen. It was under his back door inside a plain white envelope. He knew the code, it was familiar and he wistfully … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 9 – Cloris

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Michael

Image Credit: Toa Heftiba Wearing her favourite knitted beanie, Cloris spied through the bush her boyfriend, Roger having an illicit affair with the town hussy, Annie Slackster. Cloris had suspected Roger for some time. The lipstick on his collar, the … Continue reading →

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