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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #101 – The Grateful Mother

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Michael

Image: Anastasia Elias The mother is pleased to be turning out the light. It’s been a long day. Baby is demanding, for reasons unknown he cries, refuses to eat, is irritable, she hopes he will sleep tonight. It hasn’t helped … Continue reading →

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Sunday Photo Fiction – March 3, 2019 – Our Little Girl Walked

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Michael

Image: Courtesy of Lakshmi Bhat We were never sure if she might walk so when she did it was a source of great joy to us. At three months she was a near death cot death. It was luck that … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #77 – 26 March 2018

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Michael

Photo by Min An at Pexels.com I dropped it and down it went, where it landed, no one knows. I think it missed the grey-haired man, and I’m certain Mrs Smith avoided it hitting one of her two heads. She’s … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #203 “Letters to Death”

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Michael

Image: Tomb of Wayfaring Souls It had been one of those days, weeks and if truth be known eternity. Death was run off his deathly feet. Death knew he’d been around too long when he started to apply human qualities … Continue reading →

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Sunday Strange microfiction challenge – Mary’s Breakfast

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Michael

Mary looked across the room at the picture of the angel Gabriel her parents had put on her wall. They said the presence of the Angel would keep her safe as she slept. Mary was concerned less about safety as … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #159 – Lucy Luvtryangle

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Michael

Image: saccstry.deviantart.com Lucy Luvtryangle lived an odd life. Confined to the room under the stairs She read Harry Potter, Dreamed of casting spells Sending her captors to places evil and grubby. Her parents thought her far too odd For decent … Continue reading →

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February 9: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Rainbow

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Michael

February 9, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a rainbow in a puddle. Is it a silver lining of sorts or a false reflection? Think about what it might mean or convey. Simple … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #159 “Collage 23” – Sal

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Michael

It had been the best of times And was now the worst of times. Our idyll life had been shattered With what was a tentative knock Ten PM on the front door. The nervous troubled young police woman Whose presence … Continue reading →

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