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Envy: Mary Dowd Part 6

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Michael

Image: Envy © by Iza-nagi Mary enjoyed being married. Her mother had told her about the expectations a young bride should bring to a marriage. Always have the housework completed before your husband comes home and always look your best … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Collage Prompt #41”

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Michael

“Raise your words, not your voice. It is the rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” Rumi   After a lifetime of hard work, jobs wherever he could find them, long hours of manual labour had left him in old age … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 39

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Michael

It was like a hand from the grave would reach out and grab me, and it took all my will power to free myself once again. This was how it felt during the first weeks of separation from my marriage. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #57 – Symmetry

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Michael

The circle of fathers prayed for the salvation of man.   Written for: https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2018/06/02/weekend-writing-prompt-57-symmetry/

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Time To Write: Sentence Starter 35 [Creative Writing Prompt]

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Michael

“Can you come here a second?” she asked sipping her morning coffee and looking down the back yard. “Hmm, what is it?” I asked looking out the big window and out over the farms beyond our back fence. “Can you … Continue reading →

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Inventory of prompts I write to

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Michael

Below in response to Kate’s request is a list of the prompts I frequent. Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie The links are to the most recent prompts: The times are Australian time when I receive them. Sunday: Sunday Writing Prompt https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2018/05/27/sunday-writing-prompt-select-a-heading/ This prompt … Continue reading →

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May 31: Flash Fiction Challenge – Woman Warrior

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Michael

May 31, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about warrior women. It can be myth or everyday mothers and wives. Go where the prompt leads. She’s old now. Her life draws to an end, … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Conflagration #writephoto

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Michael

The tree dwellers were the first to notice. They could smell it’s coming on the breeze. The whisper went about, ‘Con, con, con’! The word was passed on; flight became the order of the day. The evacuation began. The tiny … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #173 – May 31st – Days Of Old – Mrs Dustler

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Michael

Mrs Dustler was old. She lived two doors from me, and everything about her was old. Her house was old, the external walls often appeared to be pleading for repair, a coat of paint, and the gutters were rusted and … Continue reading →

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50 Word Thursday #3 – The Cat.

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Michael

“You had to take your shoes off when you went in and you weren’t allowed to jump on the furniture or tease the cat.” The cat was on the roof, behind the bougainvillea. Despite all the coaxing, it made it … Continue reading →

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