Category Archives: writing challenge

SoCS August 15/15 – ‘ay’ words

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Michael

Congrats to Hope Floats for the winning badge, great design. Words ending in ‘ay’ I say I say I say But this is too hard Linda. Which ‘ay’ word to choose when there are so many. I pondered the task … Continue reading →

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Music Friday Prompt #4 “Queen of the Night” from The Magic Flute by Mozart – The Girl and The Boy

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Michael

This week we are asked to use Mozart’s ‘Queen of the Night’s ‘aria from “The Magic Flute” as the basis for a piece of writing. The girl looked up from her screen She’d written another thousand words Once again tears … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #26: inuksuk – Home

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Michael

Image: Vancouver, British Columbia Winter Games, 2010 This week we are asked to weave a tale using the Inuit word ‘inuksuk’ as the basis for our tale. In Inuit (and other Artic Circle languages), inuksuk* translates into “something which acts … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #73, Crowned, August 11, 2015 – Inclines with no Declines

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Michael

Image: – Natalia Drepina Today I breathed The down is not so rapid The up not so harrowing There’s a chance of progress The stream’s not flowing so swiftly Making headway is possible A step at a time Day by … Continue reading →

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FFfAW-Week of 08-11-2015 – Manis

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Michael

Manis looked at me and I at her. This would be our tenth castle and I was fed up with castles. The previous excursion to take in the Castle of Vitorian had resulted in a rude awakening for us. At … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – August 10th, 2015 – Jez

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with:  “Where did they go?” Jez looked sheepishly around. Not a sound. Not a sight of….. But he knew what he had seen. They were here one second and gone the next. Not an apparition. He … Continue reading →

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Wordle #73 “August 10, 2015″ Arthurius

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Hurry Clumsy Deliverance Cask Evade Notch Lofty Galaxy Chamois (an agile, goat-like antelope; a soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil, especially fish oil, originally prepared from the skin of the chamois.) Uninvited Apple-chaser (Someone … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 25 – When the Wicked Witch Visits – Miss Marble

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Michael

Image © Rose’s Garden, used with permission This week’s task is to weave a tale in which the wicked witch comes to visit. The knock on the door was one of those that intimated immediately a sense of urgency in … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #72, Verge, August 4, 2015 – A Step Back

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Michael

Image: – Alexandre Deschaumes Turmoil, terror, turbulent I know you are standing at this point Looking down Trembling, torn and terrified. Below is a abyss One neither of us wants you In any way to embrace; For the way back … Continue reading →

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FFfAW – Week of 08-04 – Dividing the Paddock

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Michael

Image © The Storytellers Abode. The two farmers looked at the large rocks that had stood forever in their paddock. They both agreed the stones were a nuisance and that they couldn’t shift them. Ploughing was arduous enough without these … Continue reading →

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