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Wordle #160 – Mundane

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Mundane Neat Vent Spine Wrapper La gaudiere (n.)) the glint of goodness inside people, which you can only find by sloshing them back and forth in your mind until everything dark and gray and common falls away, … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s Mix–17 June 2017 – 17

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Michael

I didn’t live at 17 Prime Street, but I wished I did. It was the best house on the street. A well-manicured house in which lived an even better-manicured family, the Quanders. Quincy, the father, sold cars and from all … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #6: “The Cave” By Mumford & Sons #musicchallenge #amwriting #music 

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Michael

There were days I wondered Did you have a heart? Days when the torment Just never stopped. We’d go somewhere Potential to be good You’d find issue in a word Pull me aside, in front of family Berate me as … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver/Fairy Tale #124 – Forest Creatures – Big Fern

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google Images Labelled for Re-use Around the corner from home, there is a small creek that runs through a grove of ferns. When I was a kid, I used to go there and sit among the ferns, listen to … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #169 – Growing Up Was No Fun

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Michael

Image: Jean-Daniel Beley Summer arrived shirts were off. The boy loved the long days Endless games in backyards Exploring the surrounds Stepping into places forbidden. From morning till evening He met with mates Picked sides, made plans Some days riding … Continue reading →

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Wordle #159 – The Neptunes

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Bite Smooth Open Deserve Paradox Semaphorism (n.)) a conversational hint that you have something personal to say on the subject but don’t go any further—an emphatic nod, a half-told anecdote, an enigmatic ‘I know the feeling’—which you place … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #211 “Stories By 5” – Xaos and Xara

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Michael

Image: Katerina Plotnikova Topic: A Romantic Evening Male name: Xaos Female name: Xara Flower: Orchid Sound: Stairs creaking Expression: Mischievous   Xaos planned for a romantic evening with his beloved Xara. She had been a having a tough time of … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix–10 June 2017 – What if..

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Michael

The task this week: Tell us your alternate history story in 250 words or less.   I think our lives are made up of ‘what if’ scenarios. We all have had those moments where what if we weren’t standing in … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday 09.06.17 – A Gun Was Fired.

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Michael

This week’s first line: Being tied to a chair was about as unpleasant as he imagined. Added to this was the constant taunting from the children who came by. It was as if he was in some sort of nightmare. … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #123 08.06.17: The June Bride

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Michael

Lucy Assuch awoke to a beautifully sunny day. Today was her wedding day and the day itself looked like a blessed one. Lucy was filled with both love and excitement over what lay ahead for her. Across town, she knew … Continue reading →

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