Tag Archives: Family

Wordle #110 “May 23rd, 2016” – Sachet

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Damask Waist Neck Landslide Vignette (a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter. an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Harsh Words Stir Up Anger”

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Michael

It was always the Tupperware cupboard, a walk in cupboard floor to ceiling with plastic of every description. Always it was untidy, easier to throw in when not being used. His job was to tidy it. No amount of hours … Continue reading →

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Prompt Nights – Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is Art

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Michael

I watch as lines are drawn Criss-crossing on the concrete floor Mesmerising at first A jumble it appears of thoughts Of ideas going nowhere. This is the first of this kind Previous murals being on walls Where standing was the … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Evil lurking – Munching

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt – a little evil.   There was an unmistakeable sound of munching coming from behind the lounge. There was no doubt, it was a munching sound, it was abbreviated by slurping and sucking in of obvious juices … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – A Little Lost

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt may your character lose something, their phone, their marbles, their sheep?   Moving house can be not only tiring but also stressful as all you are focused on is getting the job done as quickly as possible. So it … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: Mommy Lessons

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Michael

Nothing good ever happens after 2AM   My mother never liked waiting up or me. If I said I’d be home at midnight she expected me to drive in at midnight. If I was late there was a frostiness the … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – The Break – Grandma’s Vase

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Michael

Today’s #maydays prompt we look at something breaking. My mother’s most valued vase stood upon the mantle above the fire in a place of prominence. She had told the story of its importance all through my childhood and was more … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #64: May 5 2016: School Yard Games – Hand Tennis

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Michael

Image: (Traffic Light Tree ©Kevan CC BY 2.0) Red Light Green Light Think of this game – traffic lights – the significance and symbolism, importance of them – and expand upon it, however you wish.   As children we were encouraged … Continue reading →

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#Maydays Prompt – Skeletons in the Closet – Great Uncle Bill

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Michael

#maydays prompt its time for that age old family discussion of skeletons in the closet. Mum screamed we all came running There at her feet lay Great Uncle Bill. At least the skeleton she explained Was all that remained of … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 24 – Lost and Found

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Michael

Today’s prompt, write a poem in which something is lost and then regained.   We wondered year in year out What had become of you? Taken as a baby Vanished from us. The anguish of loss Haunted us each year … Continue reading →

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