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Sunday Writing Prompt “Dear Diary” – The Future.

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Michael

Dear Diary, Tuesday, 31st March. It’s day six hundred of social distancing. Who’d a thought I’d be in this situation? Life has become so routine; it’s hard to imagine it was not like this. All around me are the scars … Continue reading →

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What do you See? March 19/2019 – The Grass Is Greener.

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Michael

Image: Pixabay I couldn’t believe it, but it was true. The grass was greener on the other side. I glanced back at where I had come from The twisted path I had trodden to this point The precarious and treacherous … Continue reading →

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FOWC with Fandango — Optional – The Department of Options

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Michael

The letter came with the official stamp on the front. The Federal Department of Options. This department had come about due to the crisis caused by climate change. There had developed a problem with food supply due to the continuing … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Technology” – When the Internet Died.

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Michael

I’ve chosen to write a variation on the below topic. Theorize what would happen to our society if we suddenly lost access to technology for a certain amount of time. When the Internet Died. It happened so slowly not many … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers – Lights On the Hill.

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Michael

Image: Jodi McKinny There were lights on the hill again. We’d seen them the night before. They belonged to a car, but by the time we reached the spot they were gone. It was comforting to think there were others … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Stark #writephoto – The Starkness

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Michael

When the starkness began, many thought it was a result of climate change and that the starkness would be limited to the inland where it was already in the throes of the worst drought ever. But when there started to … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #95 – Raindrops on Glass – 31 July 2018

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Michael

Photo by markusspiske at Pixabay.com The future looked a blur as if deliberately hidden, disguised to keep me guessing. Every possibility remained It was not as if hope was lost. Searching for it was going to an effort more than … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #90 – Pick a Card

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Michael

With apprehension, I entered the fortune tellers booth. She was shuffling the cards as I sat down. Card one: death, card two destruction, card three chaos, card four disease. She laid them in front of me her eyes surveyed the … Continue reading →

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Two Small Boys

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Michael

Do you think we will grow up? Asked one small boy to another. Do you think we will stay this size? Asked the other boy. My dad says we will, He says it’s a day at a time. If we … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers – The Museum Visit.

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Michael

Image : Fandango As the tour group reached the end of their museum visit the guide stopped at the final exhibit. “This exhibit is from the early 21st Century and is an example of the primitive lifestyle of the time. … Continue reading →

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