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Haibun Challenge – Protector

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Michael

Protector   I am stuck.  Move? No! Don’t! Foolish! Why risk everything now? I am close; I can smell the reward of trial and error, Lots of errors, scars and scratches. My shirt is torn, my pants muddied, After hours … Continue reading →

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Marnie

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Michael

Today I want to post this performance piece. This is one of my all time favourites mainly because the performer had the most amazing sense of comic timing. She and I worked on this for several months continuously rehearsing and … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – Planted or Placed

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Michael

Friday Fictioneers Some people are weird. How so? Climbing up the ladder like they those two. Should we say something? No. They’ll find out. How many is that today? I’ve counted a dozen. Greed is a terrible thing. Yes, as … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Mortality

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Michael

  What’s wrong? What’s right? I have moments Where on reflection Nothing is working out Nothing will change the inevitable. One step forward two back. My mortality looms Reminding me My days are numbered. Nature’s way Of reclaiming its own. … Continue reading →

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Crude – Trifecta Week 84

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Michael

Crude I grew up in the village of Crude where life was slow and everyone knew everyone.      When I was thirteen I was sent to High school in the town of Pristine twenty kilometres away. My mother had told … Continue reading →

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Photo Fiction – The Half Clock

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Michael

My Grandfather loved to collect clocks. Don’t ask me why. The sound of the hundreds he had ticking insanely in his shed was enough to send me crazy. He loved things to be nailed down and if it wasn’t nailed … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge – In a Haze

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Michael

My chosen word: Haze   In a Haze The gutter looked up at him and it was not impressed with what it saw. Dirty face, hair a mess of tangles, across his forehead were the remnants of a gel that … Continue reading →

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GKid No5

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Michael

Yesterday a new grandson arrived. William was born to my daughter Charlotte. He is her second child and they are both doing well. As I have six kids of my own, all grown up and doing wonderful things in life, … Continue reading →

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The Woman in the Supermarket

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Michael

The woman in the supermarket Each Saturday I see you, In the breakfast cereal aisle sometimes perusing the cleaning products. Each week I ask, who are you? Why do you appear so detached? A picture of concentration, Shopping list in … Continue reading →

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Stumped/Friday Fiction

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Michael

  I love India. You do? Yes, all things Indian. Oh? Cricket, I love cricket and curry. Ever been there? Once. Once? Got lost. Lost? Marie’s fault. How so? She was running late. And? The bus. What happened? Missed it. … Continue reading →

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