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Creative Expressions #11: Point of view – The Tupperware Cupboard

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Michael

This week, as a learning exercise to help understand point of view, I challenge you to write the same story from two perspectives. Choose two main characters, one settings, and one mini plot. Write two stories, one for each character. Maggie and Ben discuss … Continue reading →

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Wordle #49 – February 23, 2014 – Henry Wilson

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Michael

This week’s great words to play with: Broken Visage (the face) Paper Tiger (a person, group, nation, thing that has the appearance of strength but is ineffectual) Defunct (no longer in use) Partition (a division, separation) Anabiosis (bringing back to … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers Feb 18, 2015 – Dangerous Books

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Michael

Image: Dawn M Miller Main Street Books was run by Mr Adolphus Miller, a bookseller of renown. Adolphus liked old books. They contained secrets and stories from times past. He nurtured the thought that he was preserving them for future … Continue reading →

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Creative Expressions #10: Snow

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Michael

When the first snow arrived there was great excitement. Children rushed to the windows to watch in silence as the white flakes fluttered to the ground. Being from the northern climes my family saw the snow as a novelty. We … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#168 – The Blue was Sapphire

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Michael

This weeks prompt: …the blue was sapphire…   ‘You are adult undertaking an adult orientated writing task so there is an expectation that you will conduct yourself appropriately.’ I received this comment and realised my writing was under scrutiny and … Continue reading →

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Eclectic Corner #6 Story & Photography Prompt

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Michael

This week Justine has asked us to consider the story below and do one or both of the following: To take a photograph that to  you encompasses something about what you have just read, a depiction of a part or … Continue reading →

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“Love Is In Da Blog” ~ A Love Affair – Claire

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Michael

My phone rang with Claire asking me to meet her at the bus stop. That in itself was unusual, as she hadn’t given any previous hint of wanting to meet with me. In fact she’d made it clear from our … Continue reading →

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Creative Expressions #9: Black and white memories – The Rose Sisters

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Michael

Our town bred eccentrics. I should know I am one of them. The Rose sisters Camellia, Violet and Daisy were always trying to stretch the boundaries of fun. During the war years our local paper tried various ways of lifting … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#167 – Go Julia Go

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt is to make up the conversation that is occurring below. It’s the fifth race that’s got me stumped. Not a winner amongst them Well the winner is there. Yes but which one? It’s a hard game. It … Continue reading →

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How Harper Lee Saved Me

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Michael

Originally posted on Exile on Pain Street:
Several people have pinged me about the announcement of Harper Lee’s new novel. It’s based on a recently-discovered manuscript that she wrote in mid-50’s and takes place 20 years after To Kill A Mockingbird.…

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