Tag Archives: life

Saturday Mix – January 14, 2016 – Red Power Shorts

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Michael

The task: a story in 100 words (better if less) with a conflict or ambiguity which creates a surprise ending. He’d waited impatiently for them to arrive. At last a package. He ripped it open and there they were. His … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Swan #writephoto – Marg Swan

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Michael

Marg Swan was very dim Considering her name What an irony she couldn’t swim.   Marg Swan ate chocolate chips She grew to be quite round Sat a table on her hips.   Marge Swan hated the sea All that … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #12 – 10 January 2017

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Michael

They met a man upon the bridge on their way to market. The dog growled, the girls screamed. The man giggled. Then they threw him in the drink. (140 characters)   Written for: https://kmmyrman.wordpress.com/2017/01/10/twittering-tales-12-10-january-2017/

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SoCS and #JusJoJan Jan. 7/17- coat

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Michael

It wasn’t that he wore a coat of many colours but more he many coats of many colours. Each coat reflected a mood he was in. The blacks and greys were when he was in a sombre mood, attending weddings … Continue reading →

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Joelle’s tales:  First Thursday of the month #TMAT120 #writing #prompt for January

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Michael

TELL ME A TALE IN 120 WORDS Today’s prompt is:  Your first kiss. Her name was Carmel. I was in my last year of high school, naive beyond words, terrified of girls but fascinated by the smartest girl in the class … Continue reading →

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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 3rd/17 – Warning

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Michael

“Now let this be a warning,” she said as she cut my credit card into a lot of pieces. “You need to be responsible, you have a family to provide for. You need to organise yourself better with a budget … Continue reading →

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Wordle #136 “January 2nd, 2016” – Her Ice Heart

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Leavings  Insular (of or relating to an island or islands: dwelling or situated on an island: forming an island: detached; standing alone: narrow-minded or illiberal. Pathology occurring in or characterized by one or more isolated spots, patches, or the like.)  Cryophilic (thriving in … Continue reading →

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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 2nd/17 – Time

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Michael

I just don’t have the time to do this today. There are appointments, people to see, places to go and the cricket begins today: the third test Australia and Pakistan. To make it worse I need to start cleaning out … Continue reading →

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December 22: Flash Fiction Challenge – Trying

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Michael

December 22, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that steps beyond. It can be a door, a tunnel, a worm hole in space. You can create an explicit for what “beyond” is or you … Continue reading →

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Microfiction challenge #27: Rescue

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Michael

Image: Virginia Frances Sterret   There was one thing the girl had learned in recent times and it was you could trust animals far more than you could humans. Well the cat was debatable. So long as it was fed … Continue reading →

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