Tag Archives: life

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 46

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Michael

This was a perplexing task in that the obvious answer for me is to talk about myself again. I could discuss history repeating itself with the orange man, but we know all about that. I was married for 23 years, … Continue reading →

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July 12: Flash Fiction Challenge – Good Fences

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Michael

July 12, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a broken fence. You can mend it, leave it, or explain its place in a story. Go where the prompt leads. Cracked, dry, weathered, unloved … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Wishes #writephoto

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Michael

He’d run out of wishes, the last one had disappeared into a field of indifference. The scene in front of him was one of desolation save for the riot of colour symbolising the many hopes of folk more optimistic than … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver/ Fairy Tale # 179 – Voyage of Discovery – 12/7/18 – A Life Voyage

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Michael

Image: The Mayflower – Google images (Labelled for reuse) A voyage of discovery is like a life led. It’s easy to describe it in this way when you understand so much of your life has been lived in your head, … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, wallowing…

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Michael

See the pigs as they wallow in the mud and slime. They exult in the filth they lie in. There is truth in the saying to wallow in the mud. You are impervious to those around you. Those who wallow … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #62 – Zephyr

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Michael

At the bottom of the yard, I watch her standing against the fence looking out across the farm. I observe as the slightest breeze, nothing more than a gentle zephyr blows against her face. The grey bangs on either side … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Sea Angel”

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Michael

The Sea Angel hovered beneath the coral outcrop as above it the sea angrily flayed the old wooden ship. It was a time to take cover, the sea had a mind the Sea Angel could never always understand and today … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 39

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Michael

It was like a hand from the grave would reach out and grab me, and it took all my will power to free myself once again. This was how it felt during the first weeks of separation from my marriage. … Continue reading →

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Two Small Boys

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Michael

Do you think we will grow up? Asked one small boy to another. Do you think we will stay this size? Asked the other boy. My dad says we will, He says it’s a day at a time. If we … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #165 – March 29 – Longing

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Michael

Image: Google Images – Labelled for reuse. I long for your love When least suspecting It brushes past me Caressing my soul in the subtlest of ways. The passing smile, the words of encouragement, The giggle at my folly The … Continue reading →

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