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Music Prompt #38: “I See Fire” by Ed Sheeran – Phoenix

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynzP4BPmq4   I see fire. A fire igniting The person you can be. From the cold cinders of a past Beset with confrontation and brutality You rise like a phoenix From the ashes of your life Bright, brilliant and full … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #61 – Departure. – The Door Slammed

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Michael

The door slammed. The voice in virulent vitriol faded as he stepped into his future. The months of argument and violence were now behind him. His departure was not a smooth take off, not a calm embarking but rather a … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #108 – Making me Whole

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Michael

Image: Albert Finch I arrive home A long day no excuses Its always work work work. I’m tired, I’m cranky, I know you will be upset at yet another late night. A note on the kitchen table says: “Dinner in … Continue reading →

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Wordle #105 “April 11th, 2016” – Seamus

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Michael

This week’s fabulously interesting words: Needless Awake Monument Space Macrocosm (the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (opposed to microcosm ).The total or entire complex structure of something. A representation of a smaller unit or entity by a … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #154: Look to the Stars – From The Stars

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Michael

From the Stars. He looked at the man before him and thought what an excuse for a human being he was. Scrawny and unfed, with he suspected a brain the size of a pea. He was there because he continued … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #37 “Burn” by Ellie Goulding – Old Man

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGyEd0aKWZE Old man sitting on the side of the road Watches bewildered as the world goes by He doesn’t get it but he does care That this world is not, the one he once knew. He chews on some bark, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 60: Star – A Tough Nuts Day

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Michael

Weave a scene (or two) from your life. Who is your Doppelganger? So, who is going to play YOU in your biopic? Big star? Rising light? Cross-over from sports/music? Someone known for comedy or pathos? Your supporting cast members are . … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #107 – Becalmed

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Michael

Image: Tomasz She was the girl who knew too much Old before her time As she aged her knowledge decreased She found she knew less and less She reached a point where being becalmed Was her default position. Life had … Continue reading →

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Wordle #10 “April 4th, 2016” – Divvying The Souls

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Michael

This week’s words: Month Revile Laquer Necrosis Medusa Sorry Chrysalism (n. the amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm, listening to waves of rain pattering against the roof like an argument upstairs, whose muffled words are unintelligible but whose … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #153 “Collage 20” – Mother and Daughter

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Michael

When the old lady saw she stopped. There were triggers of past times A little girl who was different Who sought out attention, Who wanted to be what she wasn’t. A teenager who flouted rules, stayed out late, Who never … Continue reading →

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