Tag Archives: Family

Joelle’s tales:  First Thursday of the month #TMAT120 #writing #prompt for July – My Cousin Diana

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Michael

Today’s prompt is:  Your most eccentric family member. My most eccentric family member is a cousin, who has spent so many of the past 30 years helping the local refugee population. My cousin is a woman of great virtue and … Continue reading →

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Writespiration #123 52 Weeks in 52 Words Week 27

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Michael

This week your challenge is to write about: The secret you just discovered   I thought he was a builder, a quiet man, a father, a man of faith. He worked on sites around the town. Khaki overalls and a … Continue reading →

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Writespiration #122 52 Weeks in 52 Words Week 26 – Toast

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Michael

This week write about Toast. My grandson and I meet each week after his day at school. We make great toast, or we did. Each time the smoke alarm goes off no matter how careful we are. However, rushing to … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 25 – Fishing with Grandad.

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Michael

Going fishing with Grandad was an experience. He had favourite spots where he knew he’d catch whatever was on that day. He was fussy about his bait. Worms were his preferred bait, prawns for the days when he was more … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of June 27, 2017 – The Bunyip Will Get You

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Michael

Image: Mark with @any1mark66. My mother would shriek telling us the bunyip would get us if we didn’t behave. We loved to play along the creek that ran behind our place. It was an adventure wonderland as there was no … Continue reading →

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Writing prompt 25th June, Mothers

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Michael

Image: Mother’s Love. My mother would have been 92 years old this year. Sadly, for her and for me she died in 1983, aged 57. At the time of her death, all her children had moved out, and she and … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of June 20, 2017 – We Might Be Lucky

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Michael

Image: Footy and Foodie. Dad sat glumly at breakfast. It was going to be another stinker of a day. Hot days were hard work on the farm. A year ago, on a day not unlike the one looming there had … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s Mix–17 June 2017 – 17

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Michael

I didn’t live at 17 Prime Street, but I wished I did. It was the best house on the street. A well-manicured house in which lived an even better-manicured family, the Quanders. Quincy, the father, sold cars and from all … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of June 13, 2017 #2 – Dad’s Near Folly

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Michael

Image: The Magicsticgoldenrose “We’ve got to buy it!” announced dad as he bounced through the back door.  “You know I’ve always wanted to live in a castle and here is our chance, a golden opportunity,” he said as we gathered … Continue reading →

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Wordle #159 – The Neptunes

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Bite Smooth Open Deserve Paradox Semaphorism (n.)) a conversational hint that you have something personal to say on the subject but don’t go any further—an emphatic nod, a half-told anecdote, an enigmatic ‘I know the feeling’—which you place … Continue reading →

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