Tag Archives: future

100 Word Wednesday: Week 54 – The Present Future

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Michael

Photo by Roman Logov   When the future arrived we gathered in the city centre to plan the next fifty years. The present future was looking bright for us. The seasons had been favourable to cropping and the babies were … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, mindset…

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Michael

Mindset It was clear from the outset that the mindset within he small community was intractable to say the least. They lived in fear of the worms in their garden believing they were controlling their minds and that their doom … Continue reading →

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#JusJoJan 2018, the 1st – Drama

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Michael

The trouble with living in the future is the drama associated with knowing what is coming before it arrives in another part of the world. I could just blab about it but then I think why spoil the surprise? So, … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of September 19, 2017 – When the Lights Went Out

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Michael

Image: Pamela S. Canepa. No one was sure why it was in the middle of the day the lights all went out.  Well, save for a few cars and the emergency lighting in the buildings around. Aliens was the initial … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #19 – Abundance

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google, labelled for re-use No one realised at the time that it was the beginning of the Abundance. The rain began and didn’t stop. Rivers rose, and people were evacuated and then rose further, and the evacuated became the … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge – Week 3

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Michael

He awoke at 3 am as he had done so often that week. Once again, the same dream had been happening. Though he was beginning to think it was more nightmare than dream. It was one of those dreams where … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #13 – Light

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google: Labelled for re-use I’d lived in darkness so long. My past was abuse and ridicule. When I met, you I thought you like everyone else wouldn’t care who I was. But you persevered, hung in there, giving me … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Messenger #writephoto

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Michael

She hadn’t heard from him for so long the hurt of it was crushing on her. Ever since time stopped and distance shifted into the realms of impossibility she wondered about him. Now her days were about surviving as best … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Knock #writephoto – Dinner at the Dumps

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Michael

From the moment, we arrived at the Dump house we knew we were not in for a pleasant evening. The door knocker said it all. Aggression, intolerance, arrogance and a pretty good smattering of ‘eat shit and die’. Door knockers … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s Mix–20 May 2017 – The Epic Simile

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Michael

On one of my rare forays into a bar, I had met the woman who was to play such a role in my life. She’d pursued me from the bar and our interaction for the rest of the evening had … Continue reading →

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