Category Archives: Writing prompt

#writephoto – Toybox – Once Upon a Time I Built One

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Michael

There came a time when the kids were getting bigger that it was decided we needed a toy box and it needed to be a size that would house all their toys, of which they had many. As we lived … Continue reading →

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Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #147 – The Trip Home

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Michael

The kids were getting more and more restless. No amount of preparation in the form of getting them to understand the need for patience and perseverance on the long trip home at Christmas made the slightest difference to their growing … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #211 – Santa’s Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Michael

It was quite the dilemma when you consider that here was a guy who had everything and if he didn’t have it he could conjure it up or have the elves put in the long hours required to pull off … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #161 – The Future

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Michael

Do you remember when we could look into the future? When the prospect of turning 47 in the year 2000 seemed such a long way away? Now it’s well been and gone and here we are twenty-one years later looking … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #393 – Sitting by the Window

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Michael

It’s what she did most days. Sit by the window. Outside the sun shone or it rained, didn’t matter much to her, as she liked to watch. Life was happening out there. Birds fluttered about, sang loudly in the mornings, … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #160 – The Way Home

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Michael

“Do you know the way?” she asked? “It’s the same way as every other time,” I replied trying not to get frustrated. I was asked this question every time we got to the crossroad. “I’m never sure, I feel as … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #209 – Not Enough Tabs.

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Michael

My brain has too many tabs open. I like this topic for no other reason than what if the opposite applied, in that, I didn’t have enough tabs open? I don’t think I have overload, more so it’s underload for … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #159 – The Long and Difficult Path.

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Michael

It has been getting worse. My aged companion Crisp is not herself these days. It seems like a long straight path we are going on from which there is no reprieve, no designated rest stops and so we keep going … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #158 – The Seat of All Wisdom

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Michael

“It’s the seat of all wisdom.” “Are you sure?” “You know I am always right. Just look at it. Many a bottom has perched upon it and many a splinter has inserted itself in said bottom. That act alone is … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #391 – Spirals

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Michael

My life has been a series of spirals. In the beginning, it was full of promise, The whole world was there for the taking. As I look back I wish I had taken more of it. I lived in a … Continue reading →

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