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Wordle #120 – Esther Grimalkin

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Michael

This week’s words: Ether   Grimalkin- an old female cat: an ill-tempered old woman Attic   Dusk Augur- https://www.dictionary.com/browse/augur?s=t Curse Cabal- https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cabal?s=t Zodiac Sign Dripping Tattered Misgiving Strangleweed- The dodder is also known by the folk name “strangleweed” because it wraps itself … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Everyday Objects” Miss Marble’s Stirring Spoons

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Michael

Miss Marble, a witch, at 46 Grimace Street liked her kitchen utensils, in particular, her wooden stirring spoons. They were unique, and she’d had them a long time. It helped that she had invented a potion to keep them in … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #209 – Rebuild – 7th February

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Michael

It was just on dawn when she awoke. Beside her, the two boys slept stirring occasionally to grab the blanket that covered them against the night air. Her circumstances had cried her to sleep last night after settling the boys … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #250 – A Subject of Merit

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Michael

He had a way with sauces, with embellishment Today was no different, The dessert arrived with an uncanny likeness. He had obviously been watching Taking in her features for he had them exact. She blushed when she saw it Looked … Continue reading →

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Wordle #219 – The Fantods

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Michael

This week’s words: Crash Fraught Glance Fantods ((n.) a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets) Newsfeed Breastbone Humanity Hurl Occam’s Razor ((n.) the maxim that assumptions introduced to explain a thing must not be multiplied  beyond necessity.) Passivity Dead Downgrade   When consciousness arrived for Beryl and Frank Fantod, the thought they were dead never struck them until they … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing “It’s all in the title” – Eliza Happenstance

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Michael

Image: Almacon @Deviant Art Choose one or more titles and construct a poem or story around it Voices in Brimstone The Dissonant Heart Wraiths at the Window Secrets Only Children Know The Automaton Who Became Self-Aware The Perils of a … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #208 – Collapse – 31st January –

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Michael

I watched as he walked from the car to the pathology clinic, request form in hand. It was a routine cholesterol check. I watched in dismay as he collapsed holding onto the shop front as he fell. I jumped from … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #249 – Things Growing in My Eyes.

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Michael

There are things growing in my eyes, They weren’t always there But I feel them now Moments when my vision blurs When a good rubbing clears them away Until they find cause to grow again. It wasn’t always this way … Continue reading →

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Bonus Wordle “Letter J” – The Holiday Journey

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Michael

This week’s words: Jealous Junk Jettison Jaded (since we used this word last time you can alternately use Jumble Jollification (n)). merry making) Jeopardize Jackassery Joint Jittery Jostle Journey Joyride The holiday had been a journey to remember. Not always … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Glade of Infinite Nothings” – The Darkness

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Michael

The door closed and the darkness swallowed me. I was given a moment before being locked in to take in my surroundings. A bare cell, a bed, washbasin and toilet. It had taken a lot of courage for me to … Continue reading →

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