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Tale Weaver #111: the lighter side 16.03.17 – Working with the Gifted

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Michael

image: Gary Larsen, Far Side, School for the Gifted via activehappiness.com Having worked in a gifted school, the students were indeed gifted, and many more gifted than others, including me, but common sense was not always a stand out quality. … Continue reading →

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Wordle #146 “March 13th, 2017″ – Balls to Ashes

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Billow Harm Ashen Wytai ((n.) a feature of modern society that suddenly strikes you as absurd and grotesque—from zoos and milk-drinking to organ transplants, life insurance, and fiction—part of the faint background noise of absurdity that reverberates … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #199 “Special Collage and A World Apart 6″

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Michael

In a world where everything was askew, And life was always in a state of flux It wasn’t surprising to find her Day in and day out floating Somewhere in the universe, Oblivious to her reality In denial of anything … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – Bastet – March 11, 2017 – The Touch on My Shoulder

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Michael

This week’s task: the classic Gothic horror genre in 100 words I wasn’t enthusiastic about investigating the strange happenings in the town cemetery. The flashes of lighting made the tombstones more ominous than normal. I was sure I saw people … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 9th March – Making Sense of Nonsense – The Secret Code – Heaven’s Request

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Michael

Cyril Rum, an angel on sabbatical from heaven, had found the code when he came out into his kitchen. It was under his back door inside a plain white envelope. He knew the code, it was familiar and he wistfully … Continue reading →

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Wordle #145 “March 6th, 2017″ An Exotic Holiday

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Crescent  Exotic Ledge Longanimity ((n.) patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.) Filter Stew Pasty Afflatus ((n.) inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within. Divine communication of knowledge.) Emerald Jailer Cringe Noise   At last on … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix — Lorraine 04.03.17 – Fenson

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Michael

Image picture: © Lorraine 2017 Write a piece of flash fiction 25 to 150 words from the dog’s perspective. What is going on in the little, sad looking pug’s mind? You think I’m ugly, don’t you? I can see it … Continue reading →

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Finish off Fridays #9: The Wait 03.03.17

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Michael

Clementine anxiously waited for the 5:40 out of the city, wondering if he would be on board. She hoped to find him in the same carriage as yesterday. It was embarrassing she told herself to be walking the length of … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #109: metamorphosis 02.03.17 – Rover the Dog/Cat

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Michael

It came as such a shock to everyone when it first happened. Our dog Rover changed into a cat. It’s quite ridiculous when you think about it that such a thing should happen and we were as puzzled as Rover … Continue reading →

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Wordle #144 “February 27th, 2017″ – Lucinda, Heaven or Hell?

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Good Enter Tree Mirabilis ((adj.) wondrous, remarkable, amazing) Different Abandon Plausible Lucida (the brightest star in a constellation) Bald Flaw Apotropaic ((adj.) Intended to ward off evil.) Grow It was Wayne who looked at Greg and Greg … Continue reading →

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