Tag Archives: Christmas

Writing Prompt, December 25th – Give me 10 minutes! – Christmas Day

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Michael

Take 10 minutes. Sit, Write. Whatever comes to mind, let it flow free and just write it down. Write down ALL the thoughts words, concepts, worries, everything – that strolls through your mind in the span of 10 minutes. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Finish Off Fridays # 4: Holiday-themed – The Comet

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Michael

Image: Tim Mossholder via UnSplash When the comet hit, the town lit up like a Christmas tree. The town had never looked so good. The toy store literally shone as it disintegrated into a million particles and the biggest store in town, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #99: A Dickensian Christmas 22.12.16 – The Carter Family

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Michael

At the end of the street where Cyril Rum lived he sat at his kitchen table and surveyed the scene outside. The day was warming up, soon he’d be shutting the blinds and pulling the curtains closed to keep out … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Christmas Present – #writephoto

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Michael

When I was younger, so much younger than today, I worked through November marking final year exams. It required me to work four till nine each night and nine to five on Saturday. The evenings were often hard work because … Continue reading →

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Wordle #133 “December 12th, 2016” – A Ludic Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Gnash Lantern Edelweiss (A small composite plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly leaves and flowers, growing in the high altitudes of the Alps. A liqueur made in Italy, flavored with the extracts of alpine flowers.) Birdseed  Capture Heart Askance Descendent Irrevocable … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of December 6, 2016 – Christmas Lights

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Michael

The Christmas lights had gone up and dad was looking decidedly pleased with his efforts. The feature of the display this year was the green pendant light.   If you approached the pendant it would shake and turn a myriad of … Continue reading →

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Christmas In Australia

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Michael

When I was a kid, so many years ago, I would wake up on Christmas morning full of expectation and excitement. Christmas for us meant an early morning, the discovery of what Santa had left, and generally a play day, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 45 – Christmas Flash Fiction – Christmas Morning

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Michael

This week we are asked to write a 150-word flash fiction beginning: “It was Christmas morning and all through the house…..” the dust sat contentedly on the bookshelves, the mites played gleefully in the carpet fibres, the spiders wove new … Continue reading →

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FFfAW – Week of December 22, 2015 – Mrs Gorringe

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Michael

Photo Credit: Etol Bagam Mrs Gorringe didn’t like Christmas week. It was the hustle and bustle and the impatience of people that worried her into staying in as much as she could. On top of that the days were so … Continue reading →

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FFfAW-Week of December 15, 2015 – Knuckles

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Michael

Image: Pixbay When Knuckles was arrested it put an abrupt end to his Christmas job as the shopping centre Santa Claus. It was a shock to all at the centre because Knuckles was a great Santa, loved by kids and … Continue reading →

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