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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #151

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Michael

Is it always me who flounders at the first hurdle? Who looks flummoxed by the prospect? That you can’t put round pegs in square holes. The problem appears insurmountable Even though I know the solution Given a bit of thought … Continue reading →

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September 13: Flash Fiction Challenge – Peter the Pasta Maker

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Michael

September 13, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes pasta. It can be spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, or any variety. It can be a meal or a work of art. Go where the … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 42 – Challenge

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Michael

Challenge The challenge sits in front of me, daunting in its literal form. I can see it requires me to step away from my comfort zone, explore the dark patches of my psyche. I put pen to paper knowing there … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 29 – The Philosophically Challenged

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Michael

Feel free to write whatever comes to mind. (And I did!!) The annual meeting of the philosophically challenged met to hear the eminent professor, Louis V Socratrees. His visit and expected lecture on the virtues of the placement of ceilings … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #35 – End of Year Challenge

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Michael

He wasn’t a man to make resolutions for the new year. But on this occasion, he was challenged by his friends to do something new. He decided that in the days before the year ended and the new one started … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers – Liquid Face Man

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Michael

Image: © Enisa When Alan enrolled in super hero school the choice of hero he would become was not one he anticipated. He took on “Liquid Face Man” a character that was soon to change the nature of the super … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 43 – The Writer

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Michael

Image Credit Hybrid When I awoke I could tell he’d gone. The night before he said he was entering a writing challenge. Fifty-thousand words by the end of the month. I looked in on him, head down bum up so … Continue reading →

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Wordle #176 – Ada’s Lockjaw

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Michael

This week’s challenge: lockjaw [spasm of the jaw muscles, causing the mouth to remain tightly closed, typically as a symptom of tetanus|an accent associated with the upper class of the northeastern United States, characterized by a supposed lack of movement … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge # Week 10 – Horace Skant

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Michael

(As this is the last of Reena’s Exploration Challenges, let me say how I have enjoyed being a part of each challenge. Thanks Reena for challenging me the way you have.) When Horace Skant was given tenure at the local … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #182 – Life’s Balancing Act.

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Michael

Image: – Brooke Shaden Life had always been a balancing act It was how it was for her, So many considerations to be taken into account, How would the family react? How would her children already estranged Respond to her … Continue reading →

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