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Photo Challenge #429 – My Hope

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Michael

This is me some days, Not on the inside trying to get out But on the outside wanting to get in. It’s getting harder Opportunity is still a distant goal. Nature is having its say, Whether or not to fight … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #425 – Tosca (the dog not the Opera).

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Michael

Tosca, the dog, not the opera, stood staunchly guarding her domain. Standing on the back veranda she surveyed her kingdom with a quiet reserve ready to strike at any moment should her world be invaded. Her owners were loving folk, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 24/2/22 – The Seductress

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Michael

Lucy Aldesire came from a long line of seductresses. Within her family there was tradition, there were standards and those standards must be adhered to otherwise the family name would be besmirched. The trouble was Lucy wasn’t very good at … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 23/12/21 – Holidays

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Michael

A Tale of Holidays When I was so much young, much younger than today our holidays were a trip to my father’s family home. It was about a three-hour road trip and our car was always packed in fact it … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #393 – Sitting by the Window

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Michael

It’s what she did most days. Sit by the window. Outside the sun shone or it rained, didn’t matter much to her, as she liked to watch. Life was happening out there. Birds fluttered about, sang loudly in the mornings, … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #391 – Spirals

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Michael

My life has been a series of spirals. In the beginning, it was full of promise, The whole world was there for the taking. As I look back I wish I had taken more of it. I lived in a … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – Mistake

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Michael

I once heard that mistakes were what made the world go round.  I don’t I was one; at least I don’t recall my mother telling me that I was. It wasn’t until I became a father that I began to … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #386 – There was Someone Beside Him.

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Michael

He’d been sitting there a while before he realized there was someone beside him. It was a girl, dark haired, nose ring, heavy eye makeup and like him looking down. “Where did you come from?” he asked. “Through the window, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 12.08.2021 – Dream a Little Dream… The Gurglepf.

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Michael

I was walking along our street eating an ice-cream and when I finished I dropped the wrapping on the path not thinking as always about littering and so forth. “Would mind picking that up please?” said a voice. I looked … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 05.08.21 – The World After

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Michael

Jim’s mother was asking him if he was ready for school. He came out of his bedroom, his uniform all neat and tidy and stood before his mum. She adjusted his tie and then helped him put on his face … Continue reading →

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