Tag Archives: in other words

In Other Words, happenstance…

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less using the word happenstance It was pure happenstance that I arrived at the finishing post just as the escaped bull burst onto the tracks. We stared at each other, both frozen to the spot. … 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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In Other Words,spontaneous…

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less using the word spontaneous.  My sister being the spontaneous person she is, burst into song as we gathered round grandma’s grave. The solemn nature of the occasion shattered by her version of Grandma’s favourite … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, impromptu…

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or less using the word impromptu.   On a rainy afternoon, my kids prepared an impromptu concert. They planned the performance; choose the music and the moves. They raided the costume box and their mother’s makeup. … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, devotion…

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Michael

She watched him step ahead and move away but her devotion to him forced her to follow. He wanted space and she was okay with that, but she liked to be around him. She wanted to show him that she … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, heart…

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less using the word heart They said he didn’t have one. His actions spoke louder than words and he was guilty of being unfeeling. The poor man on the corner he ignored, the old lady … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, desire…

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Michael

Desire I’ve wondered what it is about you that I desire so much. We have both been broken, battered and abused. But from the word go it’s been clear my attraction to you and you to me. From out of … Continue reading →

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#SoCS Feb. 3/18 – In Other Words

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Michael

“You are the most irritating person I know,” she said over the coffee steaming under her imperious nose. “And that shirt, why?” she continued screwing up her face in obvious disgust. “What wrong with my shirt? It’s clean and I … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, choices…

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Michael

Choices “Its all about choices,” she said serving me up her ratatouille with enough chilli in it to set fire to the room we were in. “Then I choose to not eat it and set my mouth on fire.” I … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, renewal…

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Michael

It was hard to say when the moment came and she decided it was time. She’d had enough of the abuse, the let downs, the constant sense of terror. There was only one way out and for the first time … Continue reading →

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