Tag Archives: country

100 Word Wednesday: 162 – Country Kids in the City.

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Michael

You could always tell a country kid from a city kid as the country kids tended to walk around the city with their heads permanently bent looking up. Most of us country kids lived in places where a three-storey place … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

100 Word Wednesday: Week 125 – The Big Smoke

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Michael

Dad said the big smoke was about tall buildings, lights and lots of people and cars. He was right. I felt overwhelmed. I wanted to get back to our hotel and hide. The noise was deafening, I could hardly hear … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Writing prompt | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

January 31: Flash Fiction Challenge – Sea Mist.

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Michael

January 31, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about sea mist. How does it create an environment for a story? It can set the stage or take the stage. Go where the prompt leads. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Writing prompt | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Three Things Challenge, 7 July 2018

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Michael

Today’s things are: blues, rock n’ roll, country  There’s a place in the country where they play country music. Its called Phil’s Blues Bar and Grill. We go there all the time just to watch Rocky and the Pipe Dreamers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Writing prompt | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

November 16: Flash Fiction Challenge – Mesh Fly Screens

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Michael

November 16, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) use the word mesh in a story. Mesh is both an object and a verb, which you can freely explore. You can play with its sound, too. Go where … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Writing prompt | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Prompt Nights – When besotted with Green [8] – My Ocean of Green

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Michael

Out my back door And just over my back fence Is my ocean of green. Rich fodder crops, quickly grown They are lush and productive. In the wind waves streak across them. The farmer mows and rakes And in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

Photo Challenge #86 November 10, 2015 – Maryann

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Michael

image by Valentina Kallias ~ “Apocalypse Horseman Pestilence”   Maryann was a jokester She lived the other side of the black stump. She spent half her days on a combine harvester The other on a stump jump plough. The farm … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, writing challenge | Tagged , , , , , , , | 24 Comments