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FFfAW Challenge-Week of September 12, 2017 – Shiv’s Brilliant Blooms.

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Michael

Shiv sat back proud as punch and with every right to be so. The hard work he’d put into his plants had paid off by being announced as the winner of Joy’s Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers Flower competition. Little … Continue reading →

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Wordle #171- The Wordle Competition.

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: pistil [the female reproductive part of a flower. The pistil, centrally located, typically consists of a swollen base, the ovary, which contains the potential seeds, or ovules; a stalk, or style, arising from the ovary; and a … Continue reading →

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Wordle #170 – Sibling Rivalry

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Michael

This week’s word/phrases: raspberry jam toast  firing squad  sibling rivalry goldfish (the animal) Starlight rock opera (i.e. the rock band Queen, The Who or Meatloaf composed songs that had elements of story-telling in the tradition of opera – use this … Continue reading →

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Wordle #129 “November 14th, 2016” – Tidewater

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Mute Tidewater Wisteria Step Bibliotaph (A person who hoards books.) Guts Occur Breeze Faceless Fake Sharp Penetralia (The most private or secret things.) The town of Tidewater was famous for many things, it housed the world’s most … Continue reading →

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Wordle #120 “September 12th, 2016” – The Feint

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Codex (a quire of manuscript pages held together by stitching: the earliest form of book, replacing the scrolls and wax tablets of earlier times. A manuscript volume, usually of an ancient classic or the Scriptures. Archaic. a code; book of … Continue reading →

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Wordle Special Addition Contranym “September 5th, 2016”

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Michael

Today’s wordle is special as you can see in that each word contradicts itself. I chose to: You can use both meanings of the word in the same poem, song, or story. This week’s words: Weather (to withstand, or to … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Friendship Transformation – Jason

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt an enemy that becomes a friend (or vice versa for that matter). Capture that transformation.   All through my teenage years Jason and I had a rivalry we both acknowledged as unhealthy at times. We didn’t live … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Let’s hear it for the girls

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Michael

#Maydays Prompt – Let’s hear it for the girls There was quite a crowd in attendance for the annual Girls V Boys soccer match on the village oval. It was many things besides a fund-raiser for the children’s hospital. It was … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Odds are on – The Last Bread Basket

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt how about a bit of competition. I’m in the supermarket minding my own business My son sits in the trolley counting jellybeans. My archenemy Roger Bent comes up beside me His young son Snotface I call him … Continue reading →

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FFfAW – Week of January 12, 2016 – Casey’s Pool Table

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Michael

The pool table in Casey’s Bar was always a challenge. Not only was the floor not square but Casey’s father had made the table with one side’s legs three millimetres shorter than the other side. Hence the table always looked … Continue reading →

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