Tag Archives: hope

“Love Is In Da Blog” – Waking

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Michael

This week’s topic is “Love, in General”. I watch as you glide through the door As if you are floating across the room Your presence creates a spectacle Heads turn, tongues wag Radiant, stunning, becoming. Inside I smile, for you … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – February 2nd, 2015 – Loot?

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with:  “Diamond Jack had his hideout next to the Rattle Snake River.” He sat at the kitchen table and emptied the spoils of his robbery onto the table. It had been a simple stick up at … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt # 92 – Unsuitable Employment – February 1, 2015 – Teaching

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Michael

Jeff Smith was a man of ideas. Unfortunately many of them were bad ones. At the end of his unpleasant school life Jeff thought the life of a schoolteacher would be the way to go. Teachers had power, great hours, … Continue reading →

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Guild Director (Tale Weaver Prompt) – The Fern Knitters Guild

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Michael

Kral Dashen looked forlornly around the meeting room. As the surviving member of the Fern Knitters Guild things looked bleak if not desperate. If things didn’t change soon the Guild would become nothing but compost in the minds of the … Continue reading →

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Eclectic Corner #5 Story Prompt – Fictional Writing – Sam Casey

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Michael

Every morning like clockwork Sam Casey would park himself at the bottom of the staircase. So much of his life was driven by ritual. Prior to this current one he would appear at his masters feet each morning and sit … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#165 – Passports

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: ….the suitcase lay open….. Six a.m. Alarm. Today’s the day. Our big trip. Weeks of planning. Get up now, dress, breakfast, await the taxi. Our packing we finalised before bed. I hurry through my morning ritual, calling … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #57 – Dr Cutterstein

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Michael

Image: Claude Beck’s early defibrillator Doctor Cutterstein looked down on the body lying on the slab in his laboratory. He had long wanted to try out his latest invention. His mechanical heart starter was ready. At last he thought the … Continue reading →

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Your Writing Fortune Teller (Tale Weaver’s Prompt) The Guild of Monilophytes

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Michael

In your story include TWO of the following: A character will prepare for a religious ceremony, but the action is misinterpreted. *  A character becomes confused during the story. *  The story must have a villain at the end. *  … Continue reading →

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Challenge 2015 Week 4: 22 January – African Safari

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Michael

Image: Close by Tom Svensson When Carstairs suggested a safari in Africa it sounded a bonzer idea. Though I should have known better for Carstairs wasn’t much of a planner. Things went wrong three nights into the safari. We camped … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – January 19th, 2015 – A Weekend Away

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with: “They finally made their escape.”   It was go go go. Pedal to the metal. Looking back there was no sign their departure had been noticed. What had begun, as a pleasant weekend had not … Continue reading →

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