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Sunday Writing Prompt – One Place to Another – Going Back Home

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Michael

She had said she would accompany me back to the place I last saw him. It wasn’t going to be easy as we’d left each other on such unpleasant terms. But relatives are relatives she told more than once, we … Continue reading →

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Three Things Challenge, 25 August 2018

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Michael

Today’s things are: chatting, crying, laughing We were all laughing today when Miss Teresa walked into the classroom. John Butts had just discovered his mum had made him tomato sandwiches for lunch and as it was a stinking hot day upon … Continue reading →

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SoCS Aug. 25/18 – Notice

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Michael

I decided to give my notice. It wasn’t an easy decision as I had given it some thought and, on most occasions, thought it was a rather drastic decision to make. But as I age, it seems a logical step … Continue reading →

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Three Things Challenge, 24 August 2018

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

Today’s things:  flower pot, stereo instructions, dancer There was much excitement in the class today when we saw Miss Teresa walk into the classroom. The rumours of her being dead were put to rest, and we all agreed our substitute … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Caught #writephoto

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

My girlfriend loves me I know she does. You know the type, five foot two, eyes of blue. What more could I want? I’ve been caught in her web of loveliness, smitten by her love and affection, I float about … Continue reading →

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August 23: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Tiny Man

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

August 23, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes magic. It can be a supernatural force, a moment or idea, or use it as a verb. Go where the prompt leads.   There … Continue reading →

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FOWC with Fandango — Inspire

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

“I’m inspired,” I heard Mr Fango say through the fence. I looked through the hole in the fence to see Mr Fango standing in the middle of his backyard holding a shovel and a page from Home Magnificent. I could … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, sow…

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

You reap what you sow, so we were told. I don’t think you were listening that day. You had trouble thinking you were sowing an evil you must now regret. It wasn’t in your makeup to realise you could at … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 51 – Vanishing Impossibility

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. During my working career, I was confronted as many teachers were, with finding ways to engage our students. During a ten-year period in a very working-class part of … Continue reading →

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50 Word Thursday #15 – Songwitch

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Michael

“I’m not a songwitch,” Kassa protested. But she sure looked like one. Long elongated face, a voice that sent shivers down your spine. She sat by the fire as we awaited her song. Today there was family. Not hers but … Continue reading →

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