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Daily Writing Challenge, Nov 24 – After the Battle.

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Michael

Image: https://pixabay.com/en/users/skeeze-272447/ Today’s words: Faith, fight, freedom It wasn’t until the dust settled after the bombs stopped falling and the constant bedlam of the fight around him subsided that he felt his arms to make sure he was still alive. … Continue reading →

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Daily Writing Challenge, Nov 22 – Just For the Record.

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Michael

Today’s words: oven, explosion, “for the record” For the record, I wanted it known I had never before cooked a turkey. It was a risk I knew and what made it even for dicey was my dislike for turkey. We … Continue reading →

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Daily Writing Challenge, Nov 21 – The Cheery Self Cafe

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Michael

Today’s words: cheer, champagne, tuxedo You wouldn’t say Miss Gladys Allslop was the cheeriest person around, but she was a woman who liked to do things right. She ran the oddly named “Cheery Self Café” and believed there was a … Continue reading →

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Daily Writing Challenge, Nov 20 – Gran

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Michael

cinnamon, warm, sentimental My gran was the warmest woman I ever knew. She was always welcoming, but she expected you to pull your weight whenever you went round to her place. She had an apple orchard, and when the fruit … Continue reading →

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Daily Writing Challenge, Nov 18 – Grabster’s Hotel.

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Michael

Today’s words: Forgotten, anniversary, spartan Pulling into Grabster’s Hotel was always a risk, a gamble and never without an element of adventure. Grabster was one of life’s forgotten characters. An ornery man on any good day and almost pleasant on … Continue reading →

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Daily Writing Challenge, Nov 14 – Poseidon Ages.

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Michael

Today’s three words: King, Power, Eternal There was a problem with being a powerful King and living for eternity. It meant you had a lot of time to yourself and at your disposal and in time you suffered the fate … Continue reading →

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Daily Writing Challenge #7 – Mirrors

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Michael

Your challenge today is to explore mirrors (or reflections). It was Sylvia Plath who wrote what was for me the definitive poem about mirrors.* They look back at you defining a truth from which you can’t deny. The lines on … Continue reading →

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Daily Writing Challenge #1 – The Pumpkin Patch

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Michael

Image: Google Images, labelled for re-use. The challenge for today is to take a trip to a pumpkin patch. The people who live in our town are referred to as pumpkin pickers. Our local footy team is known by the … Continue reading →

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