Tag Archives: Family

February 9: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Rainbow

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Michael

February 9, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a rainbow in a puddle. Is it a silver lining of sorts or a false reflection? Think about what it might mean or convey. Simple … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #16 – 7 February 2017

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Michael

The cat trained me well. I knew when to fed it when to nurse it when to leave it alone. It purred contentedly in my lap when happy with me. (140 characters) Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/02/07/twittering-tales-16-7-february-2017/

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Microfiction challenge: Looking for pebbles

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Michael

Image: Frederick Leighton It was one of those strange rite of passage rituals that their father insisted on. Each daughter going to the beach to collect pebbles, storing them in the folds of their skirts all the while knowing that … Continue reading →

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February 2: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Rock

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Michael

February 2, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a rock in the road. It can be physical, adding to a plot twist, or it can be metaphorical for a barrier or hardship. Go … Continue reading →

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Finish off Fridays #7: Shadow 03.02.17

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Michael

Until she uploaded her day’s photos onto the computer, she never noticed the shadow in each of them. She was initially confused. Where was I when I took these photos? Then she remembered. She had gone to the cemetery to see … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Lantern #writephoto

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Michael

Aunt Betty kept it burning. For years after the war had ended she kept the lamp lit in hope she said, always in hope. The long years of war had ended. For Aunt Betty those were years of agony, of … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Swan #writephoto – Marg Swan

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Michael

Marg Swan was very dim Considering her name What an irony she couldn’t swim.   Marg Swan ate chocolate chips She grew to be quite round Sat a table on her hips.   Marge Swan hated the sea All that … Continue reading →

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SoCS and #JusJoJan Jan. 7/17- coat

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Michael

It wasn’t that he wore a coat of many colours but more he many coats of many colours. Each coat reflected a mood he was in. The blacks and greys were when he was in a sombre mood, attending weddings … Continue reading →

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Wordle #135 “December 26th, 2016” – Gutter Snipe

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Sound Terminal Rum Cull (A rich fool, easily cheated, particularly by his mistress.)  Knife Gutter Fabric Discolor Gloss Jackboot Passel (a group or lot of indeterminate number) Stroke Impatience As Gutter Snipe breathed his last in his mind flashed … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt, December 25th – Give me 10 minutes! – Christmas Day

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Michael

Take 10 minutes. Sit, Write. Whatever comes to mind, let it flow free and just write it down. Write down ALL the thoughts words, concepts, worries, everything – that strolls through your mind in the span of 10 minutes. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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