Tag Archives: life

Poetics : Let’s Write Letters

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Michael

Dear Betrice I guess I should have written To let you know I am ok. It’s been so long Do you even recall my name? My face? My love? I have been journeying Taken so many less travelled paths Learned … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#147 – Hieronymus O’Crastnickovski

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: …all seven were just arguing amongst themselves… The arguments went back and forth and after a while they become tediously petty. The seven delegates failed to notice their assistants lying dead behind them. The arguing over the six … Continue reading →

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Wordle #55 “April 6, 2015″ The Big V

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Bevel (a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces.) Hymen Defenestration (the act of throwing someone or something out the window) Stutter Ninety-Nine Epoch Album Glue Ambiguous Sordid Crest Bale (a large bundle … Continue reading →

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SoCS April 4/15 – de/ed

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Michael

Badge by Doobster @ Mindful Digressions This week’s prompt: use a word, anywhere in your post that begins with the prefix “de-.” Extra points if your word ends with “ed”! Delivered, destroyed and debilitated. It was how I was feeling … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #54, March 31, 2015 – The Calm

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Michael

Image Credits: Holunder @ Deviantart.com Can you feel it? The calm. Can you sense it? The serenity. Can you see it? The tranquillity. Can you taste it? The delicious placidity. You rail against the world You kick and struggle Disagreeable … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Week of 04-01-2015 – Clowns-Are-Us

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Michael

It was a day of great excitement and anticipation. The opening of Clowns-Are-Us. Bozo and Fruitfly had reasoned it was time clowns were given a better rap than was being seen of late with clowns being accused of all manner … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver Prompt #6: Ghosts in the Photographs – Helton Sparrowlike

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Michael

This week’s challenge is to weave a tale based on the following: You are scrolling through your latest collection of selfies, and you notice something strange with one of them. Something not visible/there when you took the picture. Dear Loz, … Continue reading →

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Okay, What if? Challenge – Film – As It Is In Heaven

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Michael

This week’s challenge: Okay, what if you walked out your door and into your favourite film. Which one would it be, and why? When I stepped out of my door the snow was knee deep and the cold had once … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #53, March 24, 2015 – Microcosm

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Michael

Image Credit:  Caleb I held you in my hand Felt the passing of an age. Closed. Sheltered Alone. Footsteps upon a far off shore Could they have been yours? A lover Desolate In despair? A microcosm captured forever A story … Continue reading →

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Creative Expressions #15. Inspiration and creativity – Final Reflection on Inspiration

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Michael

I have always found it interesting to reflect on what inspires me to write. Often it has had to do with a perceived audience. When I was writing for students I had particular students in mind for various character and … Continue reading →

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