Tag Archives: Family

Three Quotes Three Days: Day Two

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Michael

The rules: Thank the person who nominated you.  – Thanks, Bill @ https://goodtobealivetoday.wordpress.com/                        ( Share a post each day for three consecutive days (3 quotes total) Explain why you like … Continue reading →

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Time To Write: A New Place [Creative Writing Prompt]

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Michael

We drove over the final hill and looked down a steep valley towards a cluster of houses that were to make up our place of residence for the next eight years. This was our first placement as teachers and our … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, accidentally…

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less using the word accidentally I accidentally dropped it. Grandma’s prize vase lay in a thousand pieces on the floor. Then the questions. Hadn’t I been told to not touch it, to stay away, it … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #44 – Fallen

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Michael

“Oh, how the mighty have fallen.” The words echoed in his mind as he sat on the park bench in a foreign city in an equally foreign city. More than once he asked himself how it had all gone wrong, … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #200 – The world in His Hands

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Michael

Image: Justin Peters He had the world in his hands, Every and anything he wished for could be his But like so many in his circle he blew the lot. Career as promising so much Married his high school girl … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Shrine #writephoto – A Father to His Children

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Michael

He told his kids that upon his death he was to be cremated not buried. He had reasons for that decision. He took his children to the cemetery and past all the new graves; all cared for and decorated with … Continue reading →

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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – January 30th, 2018 – Scrumptious.

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Michael

Scrumptious. When we were kids there was nothing more exciting than a visit from Uncle Wendy. Uncle Wendy was the best cook and made the most amazing birthday cakes. You never knew what surprise you’d find inside the cake Uncle … Continue reading →

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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – January 29th, 2018 – Fantasic

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Michael

Fantastic When Uncle Wrinkle woke up he was gobsmacked by what he saw. He stood at the window and couldn’t believe what he was seeing. “This is fantastic,” he said many times over. Uncle Wrinkle had been asleep for fifty … Continue reading →

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January 18: Flash Fiction Challenge – Uncle Des.

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Michael

January 18, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes boots. Whose boots are they, where do they go and what is their significance? Go where the prompt leads. Uncles Des threw his old … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #67 – 16 January 2018 – “The Tree”

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Michael

The tree is twisted and buckled like my family tree. From convicts to doctors and lawyers. You wonder the stories within it, did they like coming to Australia, did the summer heat surprise them was the temperate winter a reason … Continue reading →

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