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Tale Weaver # 96 – December 15th – What you see out your front door.

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Michael

Outside my front door is a world I treasure The hustle and bustle of the street, the comings and goings of students For across the road is the town’s high school. It’s all mundane in so many ways. Except for … Continue reading →

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Wordle #133 “December 12th, 2016” – A Ludic Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Gnash Lantern Edelweiss (A small composite plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly leaves and flowers, growing in the high altitudes of the Alps. A liqueur made in Italy, flavored with the extracts of alpine flowers.) Birdseed  Capture Heart Askance Descendent Irrevocable … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt December 11th – Let me Refrain – Selfless and Caring.

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Michael

You swim around my feet Play games with my toes Kid me into plunging deep But always do you hold me up.   I’m lucky you do that Selfless and caring It’s who you are I’ll take you any day. … Continue reading →

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Finish Off Fridays #3: Snowballs of Hay & Garden Gargoyles (09.12.16) – Ed Grimley

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Michael

Opening sentence: Ed Grimley is adjusting to his life as a garden gargoyle. It hasn’t been easy. The irony is Ed has never liked gargoyles. He published a definitive coffee table edition of hideous gargoyles. He now found himself in … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 97: (un)Reality TV 08.12.16 – The Lighthouse

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Michael

It was all Mavis’ idea. The challenge to live six months on a remote lighthouse perched on an island in the middle of the ocean seemed like a good idea at the time. Added to that was the prospect of … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #142 – Threshold

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Michael

Image: Rich Howman   Carrying you over the threshold was so good. After so long being with you was all I had imagined. The joy of our union flowed into the days and weeks that followed. Soon there was the … Continue reading →

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Wordle #132 “December 5th, 2016” – Bellwether

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Gasoline Lime Bellwether (Male sheep that leads the flock, usually bearing a bell. Aperson or thing that assumes the leadership or forefront, as of a profession or industry. A person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a … Continue reading →

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Wordle #131 “November 28th, 2016” – Her Stelliferous Face

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Grip Wave Penny Dreadful (a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.) Sedate Stelliferous (Having or abounding with stars.) Episode Plasma Slight Reference Moribund (In a dying state; near death. On the verge of extinction … Continue reading →

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Finish off Fridays #2: James (25.11.16)

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Michael

James was never seen again after setting off down the rutted, puddled road. He had packed a pair of undies and a clean handkerchief and announced he was never coming back. And he didn’t. Mum waited an hour for him … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver/Fairy Tale Prompt # 94 : Alien Fairy Tales 11.24.16

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Michael

One thing that never surprised me was anything that happened at Miss Marble’s. Her interactions with the people in our street were well known, as was the order system that seemed to be endless from all corners of the country. … Continue reading →

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