Tag Archives: Family

Wordle #120 – Esther Grimalkin

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Michael

This week’s words: Ether   Grimalkin- an old female cat: an ill-tempered old woman Attic   Dusk Augur- https://www.dictionary.com/browse/augur?s=t Curse Cabal- https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cabal?s=t Zodiac Sign Dripping Tattered Misgiving Strangleweed- The dodder is also known by the folk name “strangleweed” because it wraps itself … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #209 – Rebuild – 7th February

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Michael

It was just on dawn when she awoke. Beside her, the two boys slept stirring occasionally to grab the blanket that covered them against the night air. Her circumstances had cried her to sleep last night after settling the boys … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing “It’s all in the title” – Eliza Happenstance

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Michael

Image: Almacon @Deviant Art Choose one or more titles and construct a poem or story around it Voices in Brimstone The Dissonant Heart Wraiths at the Window Secrets Only Children Know The Automaton Who Became Self-Aware The Perils of a … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #208 – Collapse – 31st January –

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Michael

I watched as he walked from the car to the pathology clinic, request form in hand. It was a routine cholesterol check. I watched in dismay as he collapsed holding onto the shop front as he fell. I jumped from … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #202 – Evening – December 20th

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Michael

It was the evening before Christmas, and the family gathered in their lounge room looking gloomily at each the other. They had this annual meeting to plan their Christmas Day. As were a proud family and since they were as … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #3 – Aunt Ella’s Pew

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Michael

When Aunt Ella died the wooden bust from the old church pew fell to the floor with enough of a thud to arouse our curiosity. It seemed coincidence at the time, but Aunt Ella and the church pew had been … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #64 – Home

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Michael

It is the time for us to go home, or welcome people home. Or just find that place within ourselves we can call home.  There are some people who induce that feeling in us of being home. There are times … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #195 – Dance – 1st November – The Last Dance.

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Michael

Dad had announced the day of reckoning had arrived. It was to be the chicken’s last march to the wood-heap. Easter was upon us, and Sunday lunch loomed high on our list of expectations. There was an air of resignation … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 59

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Michael

CHALLENGE “So, you think money is at the root of all evil …..” In a far corner of the betting shop sits the man down on his luck and all but out of cash. It’s time for the last race, … Continue reading →

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Finish the Story #15

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Michael

The Funniest Vacation Ever! Alan spent the winter of ’86 thinking about all the road trips he was subjected to as a child in the old family station wagon. His two children had never experienced hours filled with playing I-spy … Continue reading →

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