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Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #20 – Halting Time

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Michael

Image: Geralt@pixabay.com. Muriel had a thing about time. She was obsessed by it. Her attraction was best described as a desire to purchase as many time pieces as she could in the mistaken belief that owning so much time might … Continue reading →

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Sunday Photo Fiction – June 30, 2019 Great Aunt Alice’s Chair.

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Michael

Image: Pexels from Pixabay I was finding it frustratingly bothersome that the chair I inherited from my Great Aunt Alice had a bad habit of finding its way out into the street. Great Aunt Alice had been an eccentric in … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #270 – Paper Planes

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Michael

Image: Gabriel Isak When she felt alone She went to a place where she could be. Watch the small boys below her on the sand Throwing paper planes, Squealing with delight When they actually flew. To her, they represented what … Continue reading →

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Wordle #140 – Barney Nogood

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Michael

This week’s words: Demur (v)) to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object)  Clandestine (adj)) characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious)  Freight … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #93 – Art

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Michael

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and this is true too with art. What one-person thinks is brilliant the next may think is promising to the point of being hopeful the said artist may make it … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Open #writephoto -Grandad’s Ghost

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Michael

There had to be a reason for the doors being left open. There was always a reason. The question was who left them open? This situation had been going on for some time and my Grandmother seemed to take it … Continue reading →

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June 27: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Old Toilet.

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Michael

June 27, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that involves paint. It can be fresh, peeling or in need of a coat. What is being painted, and why? Go where the prompt leads! The … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #33 – Thatch

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Michael

My aged companion, Crisp, had a thing for old things. I think it was the reason she decided I was a worthy companion for her. Together we made a reasonable human being. On one of our walks, we came across … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Terrible Poetry Contest – Make Rats Great Again

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Michael

The Topic is small rodents’ opinions on political policies. The rat’s attack on the opposition was frightening, He stood upon his soapbox Promising everything to everyone. The mice gathered at his feet Stood aghast with disgust ‘The guys a liar,’ they … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 126 – Dancing

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Michael

She threw the hat at me, and miraculously I caught it. She urged me to put it on and extended her hand for me to join her on the dance floor. I was instantly embarrassed as I knew I was … Continue reading →

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