Tag Archives: children

Tale Weaver #209 – Rebuild – 7th February

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Michael

It was just on dawn when she awoke. Beside her, the two boys slept stirring occasionally to grab the blanket that covered them against the night air. Her circumstances had cried her to sleep last night after settling the boys … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #248 – Child’s Play

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Michael

Image: – Levent Erden Rose is playing with her dolls She spies a witch upon her wall. She calls to her Gran, “Gran come quick, there’s a witch upon the wall. “What shall I do?” Gran says, “Quick, get the … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #102 – Broken Barbies – 18 September 2018

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Michael

Photo by Skitterphotos at Pexels.com The kids are quiet today playing in the girl’s room with the neighbours. I like these dreamy afternoons watching the game, undisturbed. The quiet gets to me. Investigating I find the room empty save for … Continue reading →

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Worth A Thousand Words #32 – Darcy and Dolores

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Michael

Image: The Jolly Flatboatmen, George Caleb Bingham, 1846. National Gallery of Art. They hadn’t always been a jolly bunch. Flatboatmen were of a particular breed. They worked hard, it wasn’t easy maneuvering a flatboat across the water as tides and … Continue reading →

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Worth A Thousand Words # 26

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Michael

Image: https://pixabay.com/en/users/Tama66-1032521/ When the time came to demolish the old house, everyone was surprised to fine the front door still standing. Several times the bulldozers came in, and overnight the door reappeared. We began to understand there had to be … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #178 – Karma – 5/7/18 – Mother and Children

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Michael

Image: Pinterest. “She’s a bitch of a girl. I hate her. She does nothing to help and openly flouts everything I ask her to do,” so spoke the mother one day when she was obviously overwhelmed by the demands of … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 39

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Michael

It was like a hand from the grave would reach out and grab me, and it took all my will power to free myself once again. This was how it felt during the first weeks of separation from my marriage. … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, impromptu…

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or less using the word impromptu.   On a rainy afternoon, my kids prepared an impromptu concert. They planned the performance; choose the music and the moves. They raided the costume box and their mother’s makeup. … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 20

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Michael

All around me are reminders of the past. The children, in particular, are ever present as a memory of a past I’d rather forget especially the bits I feel ashamed about. I’ve worked to be a good father, to be … Continue reading →

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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – January 8th, 2018 – Pants

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Michael

Pants It was clear to anyone who bothered to notice as to who wore the pants in the family. “You’ll make someone a good wife,” he was told as he shifted one child to a more comfortable spot on his … Continue reading →

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