Category Archives: Writing prompt

Wordle Special Addition Touch “August 29th, 2016” – Potion for a Wayward Wife

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Pumice Sodden Waxy Angular Cleft Prickly Bristly Malleable  Coarse Satin Rigid Feverish Barbed Viscous (of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.) Tangible (capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. real or actual, rather … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “There is no ‘I’ in team”

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Michael

The cast assembled awaiting the directors call. There was excitement as the play in reading held such potential. From the word go there was a problem. The playwright. He wanted things done his way and would interject continuously with his … Continue reading →

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Microfiction challenge #11: Who goes there?

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Michael

I hear the all familiar creak of the floor boards as the all too familiar feet make their way towards my door. I know who it is. I know what she wants. It’s her way to creep as if she … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #82: out my kitchen window

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Michael

Outside my kitchen window is a fantastic world where reality and fantasy intersect to lend imagination a helping hand. There are fairies inhabiting various parts of the yard, the old wood heap now long gone left the Wood Fairies homeless … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge – Week of August 23, 2016 – Grandad’s Fob Watch – Part Two

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Michael

Grandma often told stories about her life with Grandad. Their honeymoon, “If you could call it that” she’d say was her introduction into his waywardness. They were walking along the beach front when they came across a group of men … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge – Week of August 23, 2016 – Grandad’s Fob Watch

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Michael

Photo: The Storytellers Abode – Thanks Louise. Whenever I visited Grandma’s house I had to negotiate the front garden with its thick entanglement of plants and weeds forever growing across the pathway. To one side was the fishpond. At the … Continue reading →

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Wordle Special Addition Taste “August 22nd, 2016” – The CWA Ladies Stall

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Fizzy Herb Ginger Delicate Acerbic (sour or astringent in taste) Saftig (juicy in Swedish, I just don’t like the word juicy) Buttery Garlic Honeyed Tangy Umami (a category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Always be on your best behavior”

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Michael

Mum wanted to be on the Church Board and invited the Vicar to dinner. We were all told to be on our best behavior. The vicar was a stodgy man and thought himself superior to us.  My brother John was … Continue reading →

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SoCS Aug. 20/16 – date

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Michael

On my first date she demanded I not stand so close. My after-shave she said was offensive. This was the same after-shave my daughters had given me with the thought that I needed to wear plenty as I needed all … Continue reading →

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Microfiction challenge #10: Far far away

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Michael

Image to inspire a fairy tale by – Theodore Kittelsen   The boy had travelled far in his quest to reach the golden city. It was his third attempt. The previous attempts it had rained and made the creeks and … Continue reading →

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