Category Archives: Writing prompt

Thursday photo prompt: Turrets #writephoto

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Michael

The Turrets were the home of three distinct fairy families. The Vinnys, the Bats and the Pards. Together they lived in harmony, plying trade between the three families and coming together or dinners and ceremonial occasions. The Vinny’s had lived … Continue reading →

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Envy: Vera Winston-Jones Part 6

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Michael

Image: Envy © by Iza-nagi When Ernest left for work earlier that morning, Vera had sat over her coffee aware that later in the morning Mary would be coming over. With Ernest out of the house and now employed at … Continue reading →

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50 Word Thursday #2 – When a Grandson Visits.

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Michael

Quote: “The old man would have loved that – an unexpected visit from his clever half-English grandson” The rules: 1 Completed piece must be in mutiples of 50 words – maximum of 250 words. Anything is acceptable – poetry, story, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #172 –Libraries – 24 May 2018 – Allistair’s Travelling Library

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Michael

Allistair’s travelling library was looking neglected. For those who frequented the library on a regular basis, the problem was a disagreement among the many volumes. Allistair had done a brilliant job over the years transporting his library from one location … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2018 WEEK #21 – Joyce’s Morning After

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Michael

Image: MorgueFile April 62433e902 After falling asleep on the beach the previous day, Joyce, my aged companion, awoke not feeling in the holiday mode. Her back and legs stung from sunburn and she refused, eyeing me suspiciously, to have anymore … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, library…

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Michael

From the moment of opening, the steady stream begins. Returning adventures near and far, facts and figures of every description. In a far corner a man huddles and takes in the daily news. A woman in the fiction section searches … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2018L WEEK #20 – The Morgue Beach

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Michael

Image: MorgueFile April file8051277901708 No visit to Morgue was complete without a visit to the Morgue Beach situated south of the main town. Roger our tour guide had requested we make an early start. Joyce, my aged companion was looking … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #215 – The Story of George.

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Michael

People never thought it was possible, but it did happen. Spontaneous human combustion. Right there before our eyes, all that remained of old George Warthurst, who’d, sat on the same park bench every day for thirty years. George was a … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #85 – 22 May 2018

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Michael

The house rumbling with spirits had been a home once. Now it was the abode of ghosts. One sat in a window looking over the sea, waiting for its love to return. There were two floating in the basement, stuck … Continue reading →

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Wordle #197 – Burt Fage

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Michael

This week’s words: Rapid Material Beast Sequence Actual Amaryllis (a bulbous plant with showy trumpet-shaped flowers and strap-shaped leaves) Offscreen Untoward Negative Escapist Neurochemical (the branch of biochemistry concerned with the processes occurring in nerve tissue and the nervous system. Mellow The soul … Continue reading →

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