Category Archives: Writing prompt

In Other Words, renewal…

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Michael

It was hard to say when the moment came and she decided it was time. She’d had enough of the abuse, the let downs, the constant sense of terror. There was only one way out and for the first time … Continue reading →

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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – January 23rd, 2018 – Colour

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Michael

When Herbie Richmond was arrested the newspapers wrote him up as a colourful character in the racing industry. It was a flattering term when you considered he was a race fixer and illegal bookmaker. He’d nobbled many a horse and … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers – The Museum Visit.

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Michael

Image : Fandango As the tour group reached the end of their museum visit the guide stopped at the final exhibit. “This exhibit is from the early 21st Century and is an example of the primitive lifestyle of the time. … Continue reading →

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Wordle #184 – Albert Doorstop.

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Michael

This week’s words: Behind Leaf Flail Sent to Windglum (to ostracize a person, to ignore them) Kiss Abysmal Comet Native Harlequin Growl Attempt Dampen When a soul passed from its body it wasn’t unusual for that soul to be fearful … Continue reading →

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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – January 22nd, 2018 – Liberty

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Michael

Liberty Liberty Bates lived three doors up from me. She was a simple girl with simple tastes. She went to school like every one else but never seemed interested in anything school had to offer her. Her mum and dad … Continue reading →

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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – January 21st, 2018 – Silence

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Michael

There were three of us at our first meeting. Me, Susy and silence. Silence sat between us and looked from one of us to the other. Susy and I did the obligatory things, warm greetings, the weather, the trip to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt #238 “Rant”

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Michael

The rant started not as a soapbox exhibition but rather as an unexpected consequence of the man’s behaviour. Whatever it was he did the result was a rant like I’d not seen before and hope to never see again. He’d … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Distant #writephoto

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Michael

There was movement on the distant snow covered mountains as the Mountain Nymphs began their trek down the mountain to the nearby village. For them, it was time for rejuvenation and the male population of the village were the source … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #38 – Boundary

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Michael

Prose Challenge – Write a story in 150 words or less about a boundary that opens with the following: When I saw it, I couldn’t believe my eyes.  It was all true. There it was, every story I had been … Continue reading →

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#SoCS & #JusJoJan Daily Prompt, Jan. 20th, 2018 – word/s that start with “oc”

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Michael

There was an occasion when he suffered a rather nasty injury to his occipital bone. For many people it was something you might lose your head over but he was a resilient man and so it was just his occiput … Continue reading →

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