Category Archives: Writing prompt

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #13 – The Gate

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Michael

He loved a good gate. A good gate led to an adventure, and he never knew what lay beyond the gateway, so he tackled the notion of exploring with great enthusiasm. It was a simple lock to open the gate, … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 107 – Bushwalking

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Michael

When out bushwalking one should always be vigilant as to where one plants one’s feet. There is no end of obstacles to catch you up. Like, eight legged creatures. To that end, one should proceed with one’s eyes cast down … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, handmade…

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Michael

Handmade It was an old handmade postcard from World War One. The army insignia stitched onto the cardboard. Someone had painstakingly sewn it all those years ago. Still, in good condition, it contained a message never forgotten. Best wishes from … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #122 – 5 February 2019 – It starts with one word…

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Michael

It all started with one word. Hello. He took her to the river, wined and dined her in the finest pubs around. She took him to the swankiest restaurants, then took him home. They found solace in each others company. … Continue reading →

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Wordle #219 – The Fantods

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Michael

This week’s words: Crash Fraught Glance Fantods ((n.) a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets) Newsfeed Breastbone Humanity Hurl Occam’s Razor ((n.) the maxim that assumptions introduced to explain a thing must not be multiplied  beyond necessity.) Passivity Dead Downgrade   When consciousness arrived for Beryl and Frank Fantod, the thought they were dead never struck them until they … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing “It’s all in the title” – Eliza Happenstance

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Michael

Image: Almacon @Deviant Art Choose one or more titles and construct a poem or story around it Voices in Brimstone The Dissonant Heart Wraiths at the Window Secrets Only Children Know The Automaton Who Became Self-Aware The Perils of a … Continue reading →

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January 31: Flash Fiction Challenge – Sea Mist.

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Michael

January 31, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about sea mist. How does it create an environment for a story? It can set the stage or take the stage. Go where the prompt leads. … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #208 – Collapse – 31st January –

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Michael

I watched as he walked from the car to the pathology clinic, request form in hand. It was a routine cholesterol check. I watched in dismay as he collapsed holding onto the shop front as he fell. I jumped from … Continue reading →

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FINISH THE STORY — THE CIRCUS PART 6

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Michael

Teresa, The Haunted Wordsmith, has started another one of her intriguing stories where she gets things started, tags another blogger to pick up where she left off, and then that blogger picked someone else to keep it going. To get … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #12 – The Anderson Sisters

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Michael

It was one of those holidays where all they seemed to do was visit churches and an endless steam of castles. George was getting tired of it and was heard on more than one occasion to voice his opinion about … Continue reading →

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