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Writespiration #146 52 Weeks in 52 Words Week 51

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Michael

Write about the night you spent in a cemetery.  It was an opportunity to visit with my great-grandparents who were pleased I could stop by. Grandfather was keen to know what changes I had made to his house even though … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 50 – Santa’s Visit

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Michael

Photo by Brooke Lark Santa liked visiting the Hewitt’s as there was a grand selection of food and he enjoyed tasting everything. One year there was a sack missing and he wondered why. He felt a sharp tug on his … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, wrapping…

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less using the word wrapping. Each present was wrapped as more a work of art than a gift. The children gathered in front of the tree looking earnestly at the tags for their names. Their … Continue reading →

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Conversations with Marjorie Nettlespawn

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Michael

I heard her coming down the drive and then the rattle of the gauze door as she came in, puffing slightly, her hand on her Fitbit and a quick glance to see the steps she had travelled. This was my … Continue reading →

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TELL ME A TALE IN 120 WORDS – December 2017

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Michael

 Today’s prompt is:  Your worst Christmas. In 2012 my father had not long died before Christmas arrived. My children thinking, I needed all the help I could get in establishing myself in my father’s old house had earlier given me … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, madness…

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less using the word madness You didn’t have to be mad to live there, but it sure helped. There was chaos from morning till night. To make the madness worse, the children kept turning up. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #31 – Nostalgia

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Michael

Prose Challenge – Write a story in 100 words where a character finds an old photograph. Hidden amongst the memories of the past I found this photo taken, I suspect somewhere around 1930. It has my cousin Bill standing behind … Continue reading →

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November 30: Flash Fiction Challenge – Caring for Himself

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Michael

The last time I picked my older brother up out of the gutter he was in the worst condition I’d seen him in. Drunk, unable to stand and as incoherent as always. I bundled him into the car and took … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of November 28, 2017 – Charles Fortesque-Smyth

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Michael

Image: ©any1mark66 When the wise old witch said, she would teach him a lesson she wasn’t kidding. Charles Fortesque-Smyth was an abuser, a user and a refuser. He quickly discovered being grasshopper was no fun at all. Especially when he … Continue reading →

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Wordle #180 – Oscitant Behaviour

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Collapse Reform Oscitant ((adj.) yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping. drowsy or inattentive, dull, lazy, negligent,  malaise Strand Syncretism ((n.) the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.) Warren Barrel Catch Tough Tendency Uncanny Vertebra He knew he was near collapse when the news came that he was once again in the wrong. His oscitant behaviour had … Continue reading →

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