Tag Archives: mystery

Embracing the Future – Tale Weavers Prompt – December 18, 2014 – Eight and Two Thirds.

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Michael

It was often said that my house was a bit of a Tardus. Whilst it wasn’t that exciting it does have its secrets. In the centre of the house is an old brick chimney. It’s the sort of thing you … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #52 – Reinvigorated

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Michael

Image: Walter Reed physiotherapy store 1920s   My wife is an odd woman. For Christmas she and her girlfriends decided to give us blokes a day in the regenerating spa of Dr Frankenfurter. The brochure said it all. ‘ Reinvigorate … Continue reading →

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Wordle # 37 – December 1, 2014 – The Pallor of His Face.

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Michael

This weeks great words to play with: Banister Poison Rustle Pallor Dizzy Unease Laughter Controvert (to argue against, dispute, deny, oppose) Lacteal (milky, resembling milk) Convulsion Maim Hasten Gavin Banister lay stretched out on the floor. There was something about … Continue reading →

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Fairytale Prompt #24 – On Awakening

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Michael

I awake to the chirping conversations of a million birds who in their own ways discover the frantic nature of their lives with so much information to be delivered so early in the early morning. Their cacophony is splintered by … Continue reading →

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Wordle #22 – The Missing Baroque Furniture

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Michael

Exude 2. Geese 3. Legion 4. Radiation 5. Meaningless 6. Decoy 7. Plaster 8. Linoleum 9. Dormancy 10. Falsetto 11. Gesture 12. Baroque (irregular in shape, extravagantly ornate) Like most days in my life this one started in much the same way as … Continue reading →

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Fairytale Prompt #20 – The Green Stone

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Michael

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”― Albert Einstein Thea Dillon was a most unpleasant child. She was a demanding and opinionated … Continue reading →

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Wordle #19 – The Day After

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Michael

Today’s wordle effort is an attempt to carry on the story from yesterday’s Prompt #65 –Advice. If you wish to read it and catch up here is the link: https://summerstommy.com/2014/07/27/prompt-65-advice-the-grotto/   When Phillis awoke the next morning her thoughts were … Continue reading →

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Wordle #18 – Brutus McDonwald

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Michael

Sibyl enjoyed the life of a prophet. Not only was she a prophet but her mother had called her Sibyl, as if in some weird humourous gesture to the Gods. Sibyl was the sort of prophet who enjoyed looking into … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #17 – Faeries Perch

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Michael

Image: Faeries Perch by Josh   It had been our family holiday destination each year for as long as I could remember. I loved Faeries Perch, a quaint out of the way holiday house built on the side of a … Continue reading →

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Prompt #17 “Mercury & Ashes” – Mask

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Michael

Is it mystery you convey? A life repressed Hidden A mask you hide behind? Are you concealing? Shame? Doubt? A life? I watch as you flitter from person to person A social butterfly The centre of attention. Nature has blessed … Continue reading →

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