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FFfAW: Week of 07-08-2015 – A Day Out

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Michael

Photo: Vanessa Rodriguez. It’s a vineyard Joyce. They make wine from the little grapes. No wine Joyce, not whine you do too much of that now days. You know Joyce, reds and whites, some with bubbles? Joyce you aren’t making … Continue reading →

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“10 Words for Fun Friends” The Town Dance.

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Michael

Here’s my entry for the new feature Dell Clover has introduced—“10 Words for Fun Friends”; Words—banjo, fiddles, skies, blast, dance, slack, sanctuary, tower, brother, breath:   Uncle plays banjo Sister May prefers to fiddle Brother sings with harmonic clarity The … Continue reading →

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“Words to Write By” Prompt #12 – An Old Hero

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Ramble, preclude, canary yellow, gladiator, disengage, inure doughty, triumphal, somberly, begone ‘Begone ye divells, begone, ‘ said the old man to the space before him. No amount of arm waving on his behalf seemed to shift the … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #112 “Personification Car” – Blossom

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Michael

I was the model of 53, Swish and just the ant’s pants As modern as you get back then. I’ve carried a family From one end of the state to the other. Blossom was what they called me Reliable and … Continue reading →

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SoCS June 20/15 – Bone

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Michael

Badge by Doobster @ Mindful Digressions This week’s prompt: “bone” ‘Can I have a sandwich?’ I asked. ‘In a minute,’ my aging neighbour would say. ‘Oh but I’m hungry.’ ‘You have wait a bit, I have a bone in my … Continue reading →

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“Words to Write By” Prompt #10 – Pistillates

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: vulture rubble bleached resound pistillate overindulge ghostwritten sienna washed-out stepchild My uncle Rex grew pistillates. He had hundreds of them in his greenhouse and around his yard. He tended them daily and said they were the only … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Week of May 20, 2015 –The Rotunda

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Michael

Image: Dawn L Miller The rotunda had stood in this same spot for longer than I could remember. It looked old. It felt old. With each passing season the timbers aged just that bit more. There had been overtures to … Continue reading →

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SoCS May 16/15 – Stick

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Michael

Badge by: Doobster @Mindful Digressions This week’s prompt is ‘stick’…… It was said that sticks and stones would break my bones. It was also said to walk softly and carry a big stick. In the time I have lived the … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #98 “Fast Car” March 15, 2015 – Pushbike

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Michael

I only have an old pushbike A rusty one, a bit like me Seen better days But it still works A bit like me. We rode it up and we rode it down We were attached, once we were, Just … Continue reading →

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Creative Expressions #13 – Bonfire

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Michael

Image: Caerlynn Nash. The first weekend in June was cracker night. We all loved cracker night. Mum would purchase a bag of fireworks and dad would build a bonfire stack in the back yard and we’d all wait anxiously for … Continue reading →

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