Tag Archives: Family

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #126 – Isolation

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Michael

I live in a rural part of the country where isolation is easy to come by and one that is readily chosen over the crowded city. I do go to the city, it’s a nice place to visit, but I … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #266 – Backbone – 12th March – Finally

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Michael

She’d said on more than one occasion that he needed to show a bit of backbone. Rolling over in submission could only be done so many times. He had to at some stage stand up for himself. But it was … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #256 – Trigger – January 2nd. – Starting Dad Off.

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Michael

“You had to start him off didn’t you,” said mum the exasperation in her voice clear to each of us. Yes, we were guilty of stirring up dad, not that it took much. We did it because we knew he’d … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge # 289 – Twin Tits

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Michael

Image: Jonas Peterson The folks living on Twin Tits were a funny mob. On one side were the Howes, (to the left of the photo) and to the right lived the Wherefores. The Howes were a multi-generational family having taken … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Terrible Poetry Contest – The Garage Sale

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Michael

Tables roughly set, All the junk I can find Set out haphazardly A mad woman’s breakfast, you might say. At dawn, they begin to assemble The junk dealers, predators Looking for a free bargain, If they can get it. Haggling … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Destination #writephoto

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Michael

Destination, arrival imminent. Anticipation, expectation mounting Nervous children, on edges of their seats.   It had been a long journey. Dad driving overnight, Christmas was a day away. Mum agitated as it was ‘your’ family we were making the sacrifice … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #96 – Lost and Found.

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Michael

The default position within the family was set on naive. The boy through no fault of his own inherited it. Blithely he experienced what he leant from the newspaper and the radio news. His mum shared the romantic stories of … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 129 – In The Car With Dad

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Michael

Dad’s displeasure at the road closure was best described in the string of expletives uttered when he saw the road closed signs. We would have to go the long way past the Houses of Parliament. He had set opinions of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Photo Fiction – June 30, 2019 Great Aunt Alice’s Chair.

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Michael

Image: Pexels from Pixabay I was finding it frustratingly bothersome that the chair I inherited from my Great Aunt Alice had a bad habit of finding its way out into the street. Great Aunt Alice had been an eccentric in … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Open #writephoto -Grandad’s Ghost

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Michael

There had to be a reason for the doors being left open. There was always a reason. The question was who left them open? This situation had been going on for some time and my Grandmother seemed to take it … Continue reading →

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