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Tale Weaver #76 July 14th Travel…Bus Journey – Aunty Clovis

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Michael

Image © Mara Eastern (Used with permission) Weave a tale in which you experience an emergency call to go to a friend/family member’s aid and getting there is by coach/bus The phone rang at three minutes after midnight. My eldest … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #121 – A Girl With No Face

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Michael

Image: – Olney IL When they found you It was with initial relief Missing all those days No word, no sightings Hours spent wondering where and why, What if they came back with… But then they saw you In the … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #167 “Collage Special Edition” – The Man I Am

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Michael

Collage by Laura Bloomsbury I don’t think it could ever be said that wisdom was a trait you possessed in any amount that might be considered staggering. You did like honey though. And you buzzed around the place, literally and … Continue reading →

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Wordle #117 “July 11th, 2016” – The Country Fair

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Itch Turnstile Ambisinister (clumsy or unskillful with both hands.) Narrow Ephemerid (an insect of the order Ephemeroptera, comprising the mayflies.) Turnstile Bribe Chamber Plush Shiver Benign Destruct It was going to be a grand grand event. The … Continue reading →

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Friday Music Prompt #50: Send in the Clowns

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Michael

It’s a funny old world isn’t it. There is so much we take for granted So much we find to revere and all for what? All around us are good people taking their lives so seriously and not so good … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #75 July 7th – Bedtime Stories for Grandparents

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Michael

The old lady carefully helped her aging husband into bed. He was getting more and more frail as the days past. She hated what age and time was doing to him but for her it was always a labor of … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #120 – Ever Vigilant

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Michael

Image: Alessio Albi You never liked the notion of Head above water…. You feared the notion Give a person enough rope… And yet you never deserted You never gave up, Though some days you stepped way back. I thought of … Continue reading →

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Wordle #116 – “July 4th, 2016” – Daisy Chain

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Michael

This week’s fun words to play with: Starch Trample Protean (readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. changeable in shape or form, as an amoeba. (of an actor or actress) versatile; able to play many kinds of roles.) Walnut Strop (any … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt: July 3 2016: The Devil is in the Details

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Michael

This card represents: the representative elements of excess, indulgence, over-indulgence, ambition, ego, enslavement, power, control. It was never easy The ambition, the mind over decency, Relentless drive to succeed Whatever it took, You were there peddling your worth. Always needing … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt # 49: “This Is What You Came For” by Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Michael

Am I what you came for? Is that you I see striding down the passage? Eyes focused searching me out? Then that tell-tale grin That smile that radiates so much love. Am I what you came for?   Words of … Continue reading →

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