Tag Archives: Fear

Prompt 26 – What Can Change The Nature Of a Man?

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Michael

We are all born equals. Equal in that at birth the endless possibilities are there before us. Forget social or political considerations, man is essential born, given breath and at that moment most would like to think we are equal. … Continue reading →

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Trifecta – What Scares You.

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Michael

What Scares You Unplaceable creaks in the night Unfathomable sounds You hear as you lay down to sleep. What causes it? Where is it? Will it get me? Of course not silly. Why?

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Pain Relief

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Michael

With my tooth aching and the urge to get to the kitchen to find the pain tablets my mind was occupied with relief. I rushed down the corridor as they watched and muttered amongst themselves in foul and hideous whispers. … Continue reading →

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Prompt 24 – Vixen

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Michael

When Lana was seven her parents were killed in a car accident. There began the end of a life that had been surrounded by love. Lana found herself in a series of foster homes, she grew to be a quarrelsome … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge: Torture

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Michael

  I sit and listen to you, minute on minute, hour after hour. Why do you go on so. My ears are burning from the onslaught of your words, your vitriol cutting me to the bone. I have felt this … Continue reading →

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Prompt 23 – Anais Nin Quotes – 4

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Michael

  “Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.” … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge – A Kiss and Goodbye

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Michael

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough -Rabindranath Tagore   I sat and pondered whether or not there was an opportunity to engage with him one last time. The last days had been horrific, tubes, machines, … Continue reading →

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Prompt 22 Try Something Different – Horror Story

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Michael

When Charlotte was a child she was asked to stay over at her cousin Sally’s place. Sally lived in a dark old house on the edge of town and though Charlotte had been there many times, on each subsequent visit … Continue reading →

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Menace

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Michael

This piece was my attempt to write in about 1000 words a piece which explored the concept of menace. It was a task for my students so I thought I would have a go as well. He was awake. He … Continue reading →

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Maybe

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Michael

  Maybe You wait Nothing. You wonder Nothing. Did I do/say/imply wrong? All I hear is deafening silence. A rare moment of hope, of expectation Dashed. Nothing.   Maybe This is my worst fear!   Something good A flicker of … Continue reading →

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