Tag Archives: music

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #152

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Michael

“I am a museum full of art, and a deck full of music, but …..”  ‘I am a museum full of art, and a deck full of music, but’ I am also a poor man. Around me I can see … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #320 – Uncle Phil Songwriter.

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Michael

It was weeks after Uncle Phil died before anyone in the family decided to go and tidy up his place. He’d been a lonely solitary man and we knew the task was going to be a big one, as Phil … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #257 – Maud

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Michael

Art by Vincent Giarrano It took Maud some time to realise just where she was. She hadn’t expected death to be like this. In fact, if you’d asked her before the event, she would have said death would be a … Continue reading →

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Three Things Challenge, 7 July 2018

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Michael

Today’s things are: blues, rock n’ roll, country  There’s a place in the country where they play country music. Its called Phil’s Blues Bar and Grill. We go there all the time just to watch Rocky and the Pipe Dreamers, … Continue reading →

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 36 – Parental Expectation

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Michael

Illustration: Al Margen Parents have expectations, don’t they? You want your child to be successful in some sort of way acceptable to you. My parents, I think, wanted us to be competent in whatever we did. They were very working … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #59 – 21 November 2017

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Michael

Image: Hands by Pexels at Pixabay.com His ancient hands float across the keys. He holds us mesmerised as the music takes us with him. His focus is far away, his fingers dance and intrigue us we too see the pale … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 34 – Arch’s Riff

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Michael

Image: Don Naman Photography 201 The riff went on and on. Arch considered himself a virtuoso, and even though the rest of the band saw as a gratuitous act of self-indulgence, there wasn’t a lot they could do other than … Continue reading →

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August 10: Flash Fiction Challenge – Squish

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Michael

August 10, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) include music and berries. It can be fantastical, such as the music of berries or a story that unfolds about a concert in a berry patch. Go where the … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday #4 Challenge – Summertime Blues

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti38LFY7x1Y   When I saw this song and the grainy old edition of Eddie Cochran I thought how things have changed regarding production. They made do with the basic equipment and produced sounds that have stood to test of time. … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday #3 Challenge – Kicks

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Michael

This week’s challenge is based on: Paul Revere and the Raiders “Kicks,” released in 1966 as a single. When she asked him why he had done it his reply shocked her. “Just for kicks.” She was immediately concerned because up … Continue reading →

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