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May 18: Flash Fiction Challenge – Wisdom

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Michael

May 18, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a wise story. It can be about wisdom, expressing wisdom or advice for turning 50! It can be a wise-cracking story, too. Go where wisdom leads you.   … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #165 – I’m a Hero.

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Michael

Image: Kyla @ Deviantart I’m a hero you know, I was told so yesterday. I did ponder the matter for some time Then decided to accept my fate I am a hero. We come in all shapes and sizes, It’s … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #30 – 16 May 2017

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Michael

It was a symbol she knew it instantly. Fate was tipping in her favour? He’ll be pleased she thought as she stripped off, clean undies and all. (140 characters) Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/05/16/twittering-tales-30-16-may-2017/

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Photo Challenge #164 – More Soup Than Tea

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Michael

Image: Source Unknown My life has been more soup than tea. More minestrone than vegetable. Now days it’s a shade tepid Though it believes it still has what it takes. Its part of the fantasy of life Believing the impossible. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix — Lorraine 15.04.17 – Amy the Call Girl

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Michael

The flash fiction this week is another columnar event. Choose a word from columns A, B, and C then write a piece of flash (25 to 150 words) using your three choices. If you’re really adventurous, pick 2 from each … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday 14.04.17

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Michael

This week’s first line: I’m going to tell you how I lost my inheritance. It was hard to see that it was going to be a sad story. He had that look that suggested it was going to take some … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #160 – The Village at the End of the World

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Michael

Image: Julian Majin   He was glad he’d found it because he always knew it was there. The journey had been long but the view magnificent, the vista unparalleled. In many ways, it was the stuff of myth and legend. … Continue reading →

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Wordle #150 “April 10th, 2017″ – Iris Penny Gush

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Count Iris  Peak Penny Gush ((n.) Exaggerated stories or tales)  Grovel  Reflection Assign Mutable ((adj.) subject to change, fickle) Lavish Insignificant Occhiolism ((n.) the awareness of the smallness of your perspective, by which you couldn’t possibly draw any … Continue reading →

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Friday Music Prompt #1: “Jeter un Sort/Put A Spell On” by Alex Nevsky 

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Michael

Put a Spell on You… Who’d a thought she reflected as she sat in the gutter, her life in tatters now that she had been thrown out of her home, her possessions confiscated, her reputation shattered. He had used just … Continue reading →

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WRITING CHALLENGE: See It, Write It – Jane’s New Shoes

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3neQZqFP3M No 3: The place where the nanny is crossing the street and the little girl almost gets run over – HOW would you set that up in a written story so we jump when we read it?* No 3: … Continue reading →

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