Tag Archives: anxiety

Wordle #122 – Setting up a Date

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Michael

This week’s words: Please Cloth Branch Perturbation Dangle Folly Attractancy (n)) the capacity of, especially of a pheromone, to attract) Bolt Treasure Proceed Courtyard Place “You can’t please everyone you know.” She said this in all sincerity. “There’s little point … Continue reading →

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April 27: Flash Fiction Challenge – Massage

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Michael

April 27, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes oil. It can be an oil refinery, the raw product or used as a commodity. How does oil fit into a plot or a … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday. – Silence

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

There was nothing golden about the silence all around me. You could say it was deafening. I sat beside the phone waiting. They said to stay near the phone. They would call. Call if there was anything to say. I … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #15 – 31 January 2017

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Michael

Will he be there? What will I do if he’s not? I’ve no where to go. He said he’d be there. I can’t turn around now. Please be there. I love you. Written for: https://kmmyrman.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/twittering-tales-15-31-january-2017/

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Microfiction challenge #18: Lost

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Michael

Image: Andreassen, Olav Johan, Stormnatten, olje på lerret.jpg How did a perfectly normal and peaceful Sunday afternoon at the beach turn into a near tragedy beyond comprehension. The family had come for the day, a trip from the country taking … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Date Night! – Getting Ready

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt a bit of dating   Nerves abound. It’s a date. With a real woman. I’m beside myself with excitement, And a bag of nerves at the same time. What to wear? Where to take her? Thankfully she … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge# 81, October 6, 2015 – Silence

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Michael

Image: Mala Lesbia The phone sits silent As if it cares little how we feel. He was supposed to be here Within the hour, Then two, Now three. No news tonight is not good news. He was always reliable Never … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – August 10th, 2015 – Jez

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with:  “Where did they go?” Jez looked sheepishly around. Not a sound. Not a sight of….. But he knew what he had seen. They were here one second and gone the next. Not an apparition. He … Continue reading →

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Prompt 29: Rorshach Test – Cockroaches

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Michael

Dear Doctor Fixall, Thank you for seeing me today. I have studied the image you have given me and I think I have unearthed the source of my issues. I have a morbid fear of cockroaches. That’s what I see … Continue reading →

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