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Prompts – June 9 – The Old Toolshed.

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Michael

Prompt B (sentence starter): “Can I poke around?” “Sure.” “So what’s this?” “That my dear is a thingame.” “Oh what’s it for?” “Glad you asked it’s for fixing left handed bolts on right-handed nuts.” “Oh, you’ve got a lot of stuff.” … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #90 – Compromise

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Michael

“I’ll show you mine if you show me yours?” We were six years old at the time. “Is that it?” I exclaimed after she’d dropped her pants. “Is that it?” she retorted upon seeing what I had to offer. Boy … Continue reading →

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TELL ME A TALE IN (EXACTLY) 120 WORDS

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Michael

Today’s prompt is A strange thing that happened to you when you were sick.   One time I was so ill I didn’t know which part of me to point at the toilet. My youngest daughter had asked me to baby … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #226 – Reunion – June 6th

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Michael

I couldn’t express at the time the trepidation I felt at meeting the one we now refer to as the Prodigal Daughter. Given up at birth by her mother and ever since a memory held close within the bond between … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #30 – Crisp’s Brother Ned

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Michael

Crisp, my aged companion, was talkative after seeing the brochure for the Rustic Farm tour. She’d been brought up on a farm and loved to tell me stories about the farm. She had a brother Ned, who when out on … Continue reading →

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What do you See? June 4/2019 – I Love him Dad!

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Michael

“I didn’t dad, I didn’t, I was just sitting in the moonlight There’s no harm in sitting here is there? I placed this rug down so I wouldn’t get a chill And it’s such a beautiful night dad I even … Continue reading →

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Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #16 – The Goose, the Girl and an Egg.

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Michael

Image: Stine86Engel@pixabay.com. A bird with a woman on board Came flying by We saw, we marvelled Then dismissed it all An illusion said some Figment of your imagination said the learned ones. The next day they flew by again Heads … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “5 by 5” – The Old School.

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Michael

An old school Weather – foggy An empty desk Gesture – wait Tool – scissors The ghostly image of the school loomed through the foggy morning as if suggesting what I was seeing was something imaginary even though the memories … Continue reading →

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May 30: Flash Fiction Challenge – Strawberries and Mint.

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Michael

“You can’t kill it,” my neighbour said to me when he gave me a mint plant. “Just keep the water up to it and it will thrive.” That much was true as the mint in his place had been growing … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 123 – The Old School Bus

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Michael

The sight of our old school bus took me back to the days when Rusty Collins would pull up at the end of our driveway and wait patiently while mum dragged me down the drive and then push me aboard, … Continue reading →

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