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Wordle #202 – The Marooned Octopus

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Michael

This week’s words: Pint chase fists cease sleeping bag octopus marooned metal breathless pennyworth wastrel (noun). a wasteful or good-for-nothing person. wanderjahr (noun). A year spent travelling abroad, typically immediately before or after a university or college course. Finding the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt – Things Watery – Row, Row, Row Ya Boat – The Strangers Part 2

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Michael

Row Row Row ya Boat. I hadn’t noticed them standing on the bank until I was well and truly a long way into the centre of the stream. There were three of them and I knew who they were as … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday: June 22nd, 2018 – The Strangers

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Michael

Image: Pinterest The strangers with her on the rooftop paused in unison. They had been doing that for some time now. Since yesterday when they first appeared, they had been by her side and all efforts to shake them had … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 42 – Challenge

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Michael

Challenge The challenge sits in front of me, daunting in its literal form. I can see it requires me to step away from my comfort zone, explore the dark patches of my psyche. I put pen to paper knowing there … Continue reading →

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June 21: Flash Fiction Challenge – Not All is Lost

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Michael

June 21, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about “not all is lost.” It can include recovery from disaster, an unexpected insight after a fall, or however the phrase moves you. Go where the … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, questions…

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Michael

The small boy asks what I am doing? I reply I am laying pavers. He asks why and I tell him of paths and walkways. He asks what it is I have in my hand? This is a paver I … Continue reading →

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Time To Write: Rain [Creative Writing Prompt]

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Michael

“Listen to the pouring rain, listen to it fall Its raining it’s pouring, the old man is snoring.” My mother would croon this to me as I lay down to sleep. It was more pertinent when it was actually raining, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #176 – June 21st- Trains

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Michael

Photo © Jim Kable (Used with permission) My mother would pack my lunch into my globite school bag and shoo me out the door, so I would catch the train to school. The train station was a short walk from … Continue reading →

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50 Word Thursday #6 – Aunt Jean

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Michael

“At last, the relative had left and – as with most promised things in life – there was no soaring joy accompanying the event.” Aunt Jean lived in a sprawling house in the country with a large tree in the … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2018 WEEK #25

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Michael

image: Kai Pilger pexels-photo-462867 Taxi It had been a very tiring day, and Joyce, my aged companion and I decided we need to get a good nights sleep as the next day Roger our tour guide had promised a day … Continue reading →

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