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Tale Weaver # 25 – When the Wicked Witch Visits – Miss Marble

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Michael

Image © Rose’s Garden, used with permission This week’s task is to weave a tale in which the wicked witch comes to visit. The knock on the door was one of those that intimated immediately a sense of urgency in … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #72, Verge, August 4, 2015 – A Step Back

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Michael

Image: – Alexandre Deschaumes Turmoil, terror, turbulent I know you are standing at this point Looking down Trembling, torn and terrified. Below is a abyss One neither of us wants you In any way to embrace; For the way back … Continue reading →

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Wordle #72 “August 3, 2015″ – Bonfires

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Michael

This week’s challenging words: Bastard Glimpse Rubble Trickle Bonfires Wallow Supplicant (a petitioner, a beggar, a pupil) Tenacious (holding fast) Pique (to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride) Bulge Circumspect (cautious, prudent) Liminal (relating to … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #118 “Collage 3″ – Finding Your Place

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Michael

The word was to build a fort A place to huddle together Against the storm raging around us. You wanted to sit at my fence To view the native flora Those flannel flowers you so admired. Each day I hear … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #2 “Italian Leather Sofa” by Cake – Across the Park

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Michael

I watch you across the park You walk with grace and poise Your slim frame fit and tanned. Under your shirt your breasts Bounce in greeting and temptation. Last night you cried on my shoulder The pressure of living getting … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #24 “Good night Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.”* – The Dream

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Michael

This week’s task per courtesy of Phylor: You wake up in a strange environment, not the one you went to sleep in. Weave a tale about the experience. Where are you? How did you get there? It was the most … Continue reading →

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Wordle #71 “July 27, 2015″ – Joey Dogsbody

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words to play with: Streetwise Ganglion (a mass of nerve tissue existing outside the central nervous system, Pathology: a cyst or enlargement in connection with the sheath of a tendon, usually at the wrist. a center of intellectual or industrial force, activity, … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #117 NoEnd House Part 2″ – Cornflower

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Michael

Image: Yves This week’s task we have asked to include the word “Cornflower” into our post. When Myra received the invitation to attend the annual village ball she was in two minds. Flattered that she would be asked, and by … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #1 “Saint Lawrence River” – Inner Struggle

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt is based on the above song by David Usher. There comes a morning when a lie Surfaces its ugly head Infiltrates my mind Everything is pretence. Around me people I thought friends Laugh loudly I told you … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #23– Family – Across Generations – Alma

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Michael

This week’s task is to: Weave a tale based on your observations of this photo. When Alma came home laden with the families shopping she was surprised to find that her father had already laid grandma out on the dining … Continue reading →

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